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A Columbia University professor has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission, claiming that Sony and other Blu-ray manufacturers are infringing a patent she holds regarding blue-laser diodes. Gertrude Neumark Rothschild says that she is seeking to block imports of BD decks into the US. The ITC says that it is taking the [...] More... | 
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25-03-2008, 5:42 PM
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All seems a bit silly to me, "...trying to block all imports of Blu-ray decks into the US". And that would benfit you how?
Seems like the company who wanted all PS3's impounded and destroyed...
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25-03-2008, 6:10 PM
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This is one of those stories that comes up now and again. A couple of weeks and it will have disappeared.
Nothing will come of it, no harm will come to blu-ray.
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25-03-2008, 6:57 PM
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Like a woman trapped inside a bathroom for two years.
Her skin had grown around the toilet lid.
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Yes marty2005, that sounds very much like the patent wrangle they are talking about today.
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Originally Posted by Rip  Yes marty2005, that sounds very much like the patent wrangle they are talking about today. | They both happened in America though, not that I'm suggesting anything lol
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Originally Posted by R Thomson ... claiming that Sony and other Blu-ray manufacturers are infringing a patent she holds regarding blue-laser diodes. Gertrude Neumark Rothschild says that she is seeking to block imports of BD decks into the US.... More... | Americans drop into litigation very, very quickly if there's the potential for a lot of money to be made. The only ones that tend to stick are by large corporations, and then the real threat is of hordes of lawyers tying a company down for years. Most large US companies actually have several class actions against them at any one time - from customers and shareholders usually. The journalists just love reporting them.
However, saying that some years ago BT tried to take ownership of the web by claiming a prior patent. Imagine if they'd won.  | |
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