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Google and Others Sued For Automating Email

Posted by kdawson on from the promoting-the-progress-of-science-and-the-useful-arts dept.

Dotnaught sends us to InformationWeek for news of the latest lawsuit by Polaris IP, which holds a patent on the idea of responding automatically to emails. The company has no products. It brought suit in the Eastern District in Texas, as many patent trolls do — though the article informs us that that venue has been getting less friendly of late to IP interests, and has actually invalidated some patents. The six companies being sued are AOL, Amazon, Borders, Google, IAC, and Yahoo. All previous suits based on this patent have been settled.

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  1. WOW! by wamerocity · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Six major Internet companies have been sued for using computers to process their e-mail."

    As opposed have PEOPLE sort ELECTRONIC data?

    Seriously, I'm glad to see someone hop on this in such a timely manner, because if Polaris IP doesn't nip this in the bud now, automated email response could become widespread in no time!!

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  2. Re:I for one... by Tribbin · · Score: 5, Funny

    == Auto-reply:

    I'm sorry, I'm on a vacation to Italy,

    I might respond to your post during the week if I get a chance.

    Otherwise I will respond over the weekend.

    Good luck,

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  3. Wow by marcello_dl · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. work at the patent office.
    2. award patents with the magic 8 ball procedure (pat. pend.)
    3. nobody fires you for that!
    4. profit!!!
    5. ??? (these are coming from those being sued for infringement)

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  4. Related Arcitles by BronsCon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Firehose:Google and Others Sued For Automating E-mail by Dotnaught (223657)
    Who'da thunk it... Betrayed by one of our own...
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  5. I'm against the death penalty but.... by MosesJones · · Score: 5, Funny

    Extending it to patent trolls would, I feel, certainly act as a deterrent.

    And this is Texas after all....

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  6. Re:vacation(1) released in 1983 by tsm_sf · · Score: 5, Funny

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