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Google, Yahoo, Others Sued Over Solitaire Patent

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the patent-trolls dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Back in 2004, Slashdot posted about computer solitaire being patented. It was a ridiculous patent and made it onto the EFF's list of worst patents. However, not much had been heard about that patent until now. It turns out that the patent holder, Sheldon Goldberg, is now using that patent to sue a bunch of different online publications, including Digg, eBaum's World, the NY Times, Cnet and the Washington Post. He's also suing Google, Yahoo and AOL (why not?)."

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  1. Great by Waccoon · · Score: 5, Funny

    My Clubs. Let me show you them.

  2. that's the genius by Racemaniac · · Score: 5, Funny

    that's the brilliant part of their invention i assume. adding a network part to a game you can only play alone. it's pure genius!

  3. Re:Why not microsoft? by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gotta love that multiplayer Solitaire.

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  4. Re:Why not microsoft? by spun · · Score: 5, Funny

    What special criteria doe someone have to meet to be considered an expert witness? You have to, you know, witness a lot of stuff, and you have to be really good at witnessing stuff. Me, I've witnessed stuff all my life, but I never really paid attention, so although I'm a good witness, I'm not an expert.
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