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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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  2. Use You To Teach Them to Crack Your Computer by HermMunster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Heh, can't figure this one out on your own?

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    You can lead a man with reason but you can't make him think.
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