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AU Optronics Asks For US Ban On LG LCD Sales
eldavojohn writes "After a lengthy patent case, complete with countersuits, AU Optronics has asked for an injunction against all LCD products made by LG. While this may not sound serious, LG is the number one manufacturer of LCDs used in LCD TVs, laptop PCs and desktop monitors. A quarter of global LCDs shipped in March were LG brand. The bizarre part of the story is that LG Display struck first against AU Optronics way back in 2006 with a patent suit to the tune of $690 million, and in 2009, when the case finally went to court, AUO filed counter-claims of patent infringement that are now coming to fruition. So before you call AUO a patent troll, keep in mind that LGD shot first."
by rtfa-troll (1340807)
Ah. A self proclaimed troll. That explains it. I'll respond anyways.
I'll say this once, right up front. I ought to repeat it frequently, but I won't.
Citation needed!
A few of your claims are outlandish, and others are "common knowledge"-- meaning things that people think might be true, but nobody has a reliable source for. The CIA, for example, could use a good bashing now and again, but they're not guilty of half of what their accused of. (Conversely: they're probably only accused of a small fraction of what they actually get away with.)
Considering AUO is a chinese company, maybe we should ignore their patents until they stop ignoring everybody else's.
Well, perhaps that's just a little hypocritical. The USA has been running around the world getting everyone to follow their patents. You have to "set an example" if you want to be convincing. China is, in a real way, just following your lead from the times when you used to ignore European imaginary property.
When was that? My lifetime? No? Their lifetimes even? How is this even relevant?
Maybe after a hundred years or so of you showing your respect for their property, they'll show the appropriate respect for yours. More hopefully, maybe you'll realise that most of the idea is stupid in the first place.
Some of "the idea" is stupid. It's not as dumb, though, as believing that 100 years is going to magically make a difference.
And, the government backed industrial espionage while we are at it.
Perhaps ignoring the "government backed industrial espionage" isn't the best way to counteract it. Maybe you could begin by asking the CIA to stop spying on European (and other foreign civilian) firms and handing that information on to US based companies. Once that's done, maybe some general international agreements for everyone to stop and penalties for those that continue, combined with arresting CEOs and CTOs of companies that fail to implement effective security measures would help.
We should be locking up lots of C-level execs (usually for fraud or worker abuse). Do we really want to live in a society where ANY executive is exposed to litigation based on security? Bank execs? Sure. Those who hold and keep private data? Sure. Those who callously think that identity theft is not their problem? Sure. But how about those whose only mistake is hiring the wrong employee (who has all the right credentials and interviews well) to prepare a security plan and execute it? Don't think that it can't happen. And what about those companies who require (through contract) that personal information be retained for billing purposes? They don't actually create and enforce the varied security plans. And the fact that they are creating an environment where security breaches will occur? Not their problem. Do you propose we lock them up too, or leave them alone? This all feels very Witch-hunty to me. I support more accountability to those with power, but how do you propose to keep such laws from being abused (and stifling legitimate business, and hence the economy)?