[The News Bot]

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 [...]
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[Lewis123]

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...

[Greg]

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.

[marty2005]

Like a woman trapped inside a bathroom for two years.

Her skin had grown around the toilet lid.

[Rip]

Yes marty2005, that sounds very much like the patent wrangle they are talking about today.

[Lewis123]

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

[Phlog]

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.

clever lady