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OLPC Lawsuit-Bringer Has Past Fraud Conviction

Posted by Zonk on from the dodgy-suit-need-to-buy-a-better-one dept.

d0ida writes "The Boston Globe has up an article about LANCOR's lawsuit over the design of the OLPC's keyboard. 'Negroponte said the lawsuit is without merit, because OLPC uses a keyboard programming technique developed in 1996, long before the Nigerian patent was filed. The founder of Lagos Analysis Corp., Ade Oyegbola, was convicted of bank fraud in Boston in 1990 and served a year in prison. Oyegbola insists his Nigerian patent is legitimate and said he plans to file a copyright-infringement lawsuit against OLPC in an American court.'"

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  1. Lagos & Fraud?? by fred911 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Who woulda thunk?

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  2. Re:Of course! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Guess what, Mr. Sunshine!

    You will get divorced from your "Godly" woman.

    You will get depressed, because after the divorce, you will realize that life is indeed nothing but pain and death.

    You will commit suicide, because death is preferable to pain.

    Stuff those truths into your happy little "oh my beast-like fiancee is amaaaaaaazing" pipe and suck on it. That will "do some good".

  3. Re:What is it about scams? by Chrisq · · Score: 0, Troll

    I know Nigeria has tons of really smart people

    I am not sure that James D Watson would agree with that

  4. What are you saying? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    That there may be some intelligent white Nigerians?