Timber, here's a big case for you!

RoSs_bg2_rox · 03-29-2005, 07:52 PM

Sony told to pay $90.7m (£48m) in damages and stop selling PlayStation consoles in the United States after losing a patent infringement lawsuit.

What a kick in the balls that is.

Harkoliar · 03-29-2005, 07:59 PM

i heard.. they will stop ps2 in the US when that happens all because of a controller that vibrates during the game.

Sir Goulum · 03-29-2005, 08:02 PM

Couldn't they just take out the vibrating thing?

Gangrell · 03-29-2005, 08:05 PM

Do what???

Now that's a load of crap if I've ever heard it. All this over a controller? The world's gone insane.

Hivetyrant · 03-29-2005, 08:10 PM

lol, i was going to post this but Ironworks wasnt working for me.
Hehe, well, Sony was the main one to get in trouble, Microsoft and Nintendo were also slightly involved but one of them settled outside of court.

Kakero · 03-29-2005, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gangrell:
Do what???

Now that's a load of crap if I've ever heard it. All this over a controller? The world's gone insane.

Quote:

The $90m award is more than three times Immersion's total revenues last year, which amounted to $23.8m.

Does this answer your question?

armageddon272 · 03-29-2005, 08:23 PM

Hmm, wait. Does this impede the progress of the PS3?!

Sir Degrader · 03-29-2005, 08:59 PM

Most likely. Holy crap. That's astounding. Some stupid little pissant company wins a lawsuit and takes the fun out from millions of people in the US.

Hivetyrant · 03-29-2005, 09:00 PM

No, it just means they cant sell PS2's anymore, they are not directly preventing Sony from continuing their product research and production.

LennonCook · 03-29-2005, 09:03 PM

And note, that it can be looked at as a software patent:

Quote:

sensory technology [...] allows a controller to vibrate in time with the game's actions.

It seems to be a technology in the console's OS (which, ok, sure may be embedded and be firmware, but that's still software).
So, a software patent, those things that alot of open source people (including myself) are against because they can be extremely broad and ruin emerging companies, have just been used to syphon alot of money from a well-known and well-established company.

03-29-2005, 07:52 PM	#1
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03-29-2005, 07:59 PM	#2
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03-29-2005, 08:02 PM	#3
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 36 Posts: 8,985	Couldn't they just take out the vibrating thing?

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Gangrell Iron Throne Cult Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Big Castle in the Sky Age: 38 Posts: 4,835	Do *what???* Now that's a load of crap if I've ever heard it. All this over a controller? The world's gone insane.

03-29-2005, 08:10 PM	#5
Hivetyrant Jack Burton Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Aussie now in the US of A! Age: 38 Posts: 5,403	lol, i was going to post this but Ironworks wasnt working for me. Hehe, well, Sony was the main one to get in trouble, Microsoft and Nintendo were also slightly involved but one of them settled outside of court.

03-29-2005, 08:23 PM	#7
armageddon272 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: September 20, 2004 Location: Maine, feel sorry for me Age: 34 Posts: 1,163	Hmm, wait. Does this impede the progress of the PS3?!

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Sir Degrader Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: November 3, 2001 Location: Canada Age: 64 Posts: 2,871	Most likely. Holy crap. That's astounding. Some stupid little pissant company wins a lawsuit and takes the fun out from millions of people in the US.

03-29-2005, 09:00 PM	#9
Hivetyrant Jack Burton Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Aussie now in the US of A! Age: 38 Posts: 5,403	No, it just means they cant sell PS2's anymore, they are not directly preventing Sony from continuing their product research and production.

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