Silly Patents
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, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley. Bill, the only presumption is that attorneys will get rich trying to litigate this fluff.
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.
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!
Silly patents!? What about it? As Eric said, the law is the law. You cannot change it now.
nice coment thanks