[Opensim-dev] [Fwd: [SLED] Worlds.com owns you, baby! Now pay up!]

[Jeroen van Veen]

They claim these patents:
Scalable Virtual World Chat Client-Server
System<http://www.google.com/patents?id=BYoGAAAAEBAJ&dq=6,219,045>
System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual
Space<http://www.google.com/patents?id=wv5-AAAAEBAJ&dq=7,181,690>
.

Does that mean, they claim patents over like every general virtual world
system out there?
Meaning every open source vw could be sued by them? Would that even be
possible? Madness :S





2008/12/12 Ryan McDougall <sempuki1 at gmail.com>

> The patent system encourages wilful ignorance. Go not forth and remain
> ignorant!
>
> Cheers,
>
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 4:21 AM, Frisby, Adam <adam at deepthink.com.au>
> wrote:
> > Just a small casual reminder for software developers, if you go looking
> at
> > software patents and then write infringing code, you may face treble
> > damages. For that reason it's oft recommended that you wait for the
> person
> > making claims of infringement to come to you first, as right now as best
> > we're aware, OpenSim isn't patent encumbered.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > Adam
> >
> >
> >
> > From: opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de
> > [mailto:opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Sean
> Hennessee
> > Sent: Thursday, 11 December 2008 4:15 PM
> > To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
> > Subject: [Opensim-dev] [Fwd: [SLED] Worlds.com owns you, baby! Now pay
> up!]
> >
> >
> >
> > Hopefully this won't affect OpenSim, but it might!
> > ~Sean
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> >
> > Subject:
> >
> > [SLED] Worlds.com owns you, baby! Now pay up!
> >
> > Date:
> >
> > Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:01:48 -0500
> >
> > From:
> >
> > AJ
> >
> > Reply-To:
> >
> > SL Educators <educators at lists.secondlife.com>
> >
> > To:
> >
> > SL Educators <educators at lists.secondlife.com>
> >
> > Is Worlds.com trying to out Blackboard Blackboard?
> >
> >
> http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/12/worldscom-hires-ip-firm-for-licensing-to-begin-contacting-virtual-world-companies-shortly.html
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > AJ Kelton
> >
> > Second Life Project Coordinator
> > College of Education and Human Services, MSU
> >
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