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Filed in archive Abuse by Marc on July 13, 2006

This post is a bit far from P2P. But absurdity knows few bounds. I ran across this silliness at eMoms At Home of all places - Friendster Patents Social Networking. As if Friendster was the first social network and there is no prior art.

A Red Herring article posts a quote that reminds one why lawyers are so loved (and why media who print them are as well). "Once the patent is issued there is a presumption of validity that follows with it," said attorney Bill Heinze of thomas links

, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley. Bill, the only presumption is that attorneys will get rich trying to litigate this fluff.

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Add your response to Silly Patents: Response from: Eric (07/13/06 8:07am) The attorney didn't just make it up; it's the law. 35 U.S.C. Section 282 reads "A patent shall be presumed valid. ..." If you don't like it, call your representative in Congress. Response from: Wendy Piersall (07/13/06 6:13pm) Silly indeed! I even read somewhere that the guy that started Friendster made a comment to another friend at a party about copying the 'six degrees of separation idea' from another site... sadly, I've been online way too much lately as I can't find the post anywhere in my history :( I think life will go on regardless! Response from: internet pharmacy (06/19/07 5:51am) Silly patents!? What about it? As Eric said, the law is the law. You cannot change it now.
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