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Worlds.com Sues NCSoft Over MMO-Patent

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the very-bad-ideas dept.

Lulfas writes "Worlds.com today sued NCSoft over its patent on a scalable virtual world, filed in 2000 and granted this February. This is a very broad base patent, and there is no reason to expect they will only sue NCSoft, when they should be able to use the same patent against other companies. 'Specifically, the suit claims that NCsoft has infringed on patent 7,181,690, "System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space" through its games, including City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dungeon Runners, Exteel, Guild Wars, Lineage, Lineage II, and Tabula Rasa.'"

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  1. LambdaMOO by OrangeTide · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sorry, Xerox beat you to it. They invented everything first.

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    1. Re:LambdaMOO by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 3, Funny

      Xerox invents everything first.
      -This idea was invented by Shampoo

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      ...which caused/causes/is causing/will have caused an infinite causal regression...loop...thing...

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      Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure everything I just said is completely wrong.
    2. Re:LambdaMOO by hairyfeet · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sorry that this is off topic, but Google won't give me the answer and this meme is irritating me. Who the hell is Shampoo?

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  2. Shot down faster than you can say prior art by genner · · Score: 4, Funny

    Lol...how many MMORPG's were out before 2000.
    Somewhere a NCsoft lawyer is praticing his layups while saying *swish*

  3. Blizzard. by Thalagyrt · · Score: 4, Funny

    If only they had tried to go after Blizzard... Worlds.com would have had their patent invalidated in a very epic way, if you will. :P

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    1. Re:Blizzard. by mkiwi · · Score: 2, Funny

      I didn't realize Arthas dropped this patent!

    2. Re:Blizzard. by sortius_nod · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's a quest item, not a drop.

  4. Sounds a Lot Like by techsoldaten · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sounds a lot like my patent, "System and Method for Allowing People to Talk." Perhaps we should get all our lawyers together for a barbeque or something.

    M

    1. Re:Sounds a Lot Like by Mashiki · · Score: 2, Funny

      Mmm...barbeque'd lawyers.

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  5. Re:hey guys by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You hate them, but you want them to perform an intimate sexual act on you. You sir, have a conflicted personality and should seek professional help.