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Google and Yahoo sued for automating email
Seems like the big guys could be getting in a little trouble for violating patents. Among them, AOL, Amazon, Borders, Google, IAC (ASK), and Yahoo have all been accused.The charges from this IP-related company that stem from a patent infringement make notes about the violating parties implementing systems that 'comprise interpreting electronic messages with rule base and case base knowledge engines'. Whatever that means. The claim does outlay the method as well as steps involved for receiving an electronic message and interpreting the electronic message. We all know this is most likely an effort by said plaintiff to get a little green in their pockets the filthy lawyer way. Especially when the company involved, as well as a slew of other IP-related companies, are associated with the same attorney. And it also just so happens that the same company suing the above companies, has also filed patent lawsuits with Oracle and Sirius Satellite Radio. Some people have guesstimated the settlement amount to be in upwards up six and seven figures.
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Zaid said 9:49AM on 8-30-2007
Let us hope the current U.S. government will at least manage to keep this patent infringements nonsense disease within the U.S. borders as the rest of the world has more serious problems to deal with.
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James said 10:42AM on 8-30-2007
OK, the failed attempt at legalese from the OP confused me: does this mean these guys are suing Google for implementing mail filters? 'Cause if that passes the "obvious" test, I'll eat my hat. And I wear really big hats.
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Joe Beaulaurier said 8:52PM on 8-30-2007
The link to "the claim" is to http://google%20and%20yahoo%20sued%20for%20automating%20email/. Surely a better link was intended?
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Chris Gilmer said 8:57PM on 8-30-2007
Joe Beaulaurier - thanks for pointing that bad text link out!
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