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Singapore Firm Claims Patent Breach By Virtually All Websites

An anonymous reader writes "A Singapore firm, VueStar has threatened to sue websites that use pictures or graphics to link to another page, claiming it owns the patent for a technology used by millions around the world. The company is also planning to take on giants like Microsoft and Google. It is a battle that could, at least in theory, upend the Internet. The firm has been sending out invoices to Singapore companies since last week asking them to pay up."

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  1. Re:Patented A href? by MadnessASAP · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I have a patent on bits and your patent is an unlawful derivative of mine! I demand you hand over the patent and pay 1omgwtfillion dollars in damages or I'll sue you!

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  2. Re:Easy to Prove by Prune · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That link image is not a search result, as the patent specifies, so your post is off-topic.

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