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Worlds.com To Extend Virtual World Lawsuit To Second Life, WoW

Posted by Soulskill on from the one-percent-inspiration-ninety-nine-percent-litgation dept.

FiveRings writes "BusinessInsider has a story about Worlds.com, a company that inherited the patent on virtual worlds from the Starlight Starbright Foundation and is taking it to court against NCSoft over the company's various MMOs. If successful, he will press on and sue the makers of Second Life and World of Warcraft as well. The article notes that the NCSoft case is being held in east Texas, which has been a favorable venue for patent trolls in the past."

2 of 106 comments (clear)

  1. Fight fire with fire. by LiquidHAL · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone needs to patent the patent troll business model and sue this guy for infringement.

  2. Re:Anonymous Coward. by fractoid · · Score: 5, Funny

    New raid instance in 3.1: Fortress of Zul'Enseesoft.

    In the heart of the desert wasteland of Tek Saas, the foreboding fortress looms. Balanced for teams of 10 to 25 players, this raid offers dynamic legal battles, devious new patent challenges and exciting new loot!

    Example Loot:

    [Attaché Case of Litigation]
    Off Hand Briefcase
    Increases intellect by 52
    Decreases social conscience by 22
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    One Hand Dagger
    Increases writer's strike by 28
    On use: Wraps target in red tape, immobilizing them for 4 seconds.
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