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General : More Lawsuits!
Posted Sep 17, 2009 by Michael Bitton
Paltalk strikes again! In a report over at Boston Globe, we've learned that Paltalk Holdings has filed suit against MMOG bigwigs Turbine, Sony Corp, Blizzard, Jagex, and NCsoft for patent infringement.
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What's the charge, Officer? Well, apparently, Paltalk Holdings purchased a patent from HearMe in 2002 that covers "technologies for sharing data among many connected computers so that all users see the same digital environment". Paltalks angle is that the companies named in the suit are violating their patent due to the data-sharing technologies being used in games like Lord of the Rings Online, or World of Warcraft.
This story wouldn't be a huge deal, given how ridiculous it is, if not for the fact it has been tried before by Paltalk. First, in 2006, against a little company called Microsoft, over the technology being used in Halo 3. Microsoft settled with Paltak mid-trial, which concedes some validity to Paltalks claims, setting precedent and ensuring it will be tough for companies like Turbine or NCsoft to challenge them.
Via The Boston Globe.
