DudeofDeath
03-21-2008, 10:07 PM
US Gov't investigating Sony's Blu-ray (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6188182.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6188182)
Front Page Article (http://www.tribalwar.com/news/5357-Govt-investigating-Sonys-Blu-ray.html)
The U.S. International Trade Commission said it would launch an investigation into some 30 companies including Sony Corp on possible patent infringements related to Blu-ray disc players and other products.
GlassShadow
03-21-2008, 10:35 PM
^ defiantly, this may relate to Blu-ray but is far more reaching than that with a lot more companies and tech, besides you forgot to mention that all the HD-DVD companies are cited too.
DudeofDeath
03-21-2008, 10:43 PM
Here's what Gamasutra and Reuters (who broke the story) say...
Gamasutra - Sony Part Of Blu-Ray Patent Investigation (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=1796 7)
U.S. trade body to probe Sony | Technology | Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUST32692520080321)
I generally enjoy interweb controversy, but was just taking this from Gamespot since I saw it there first. It would appear all the articles are slanted against Sony. Gamasutra had the best headline.
houston
03-22-2008, 09:28 AM
so basically these huge companies are going to write a check and this story will go away
so basically these huge companies are going to write a check and this story will go away
yeppers
Grief
03-23-2008, 05:02 PM
so basically these huge companies are going to write a check and this story will go away
Get out your fucking checkbook
JodoFett
03-24-2008, 02:35 AM
The patent system is a joke and really just needs to be eliminated.
The patent system is a joke and really just needs to be eliminated.Can we get a do-over?
mrwizard
03-25-2008, 08:10 AM
hey if we loose the patents my brother the pharmaceutical patent attorney will be out of his current job :P
Here's what Gamasutra and Reuters (who broke the story) say...
Gamasutra - Sony Part Of Blu-Ray Patent Investigation (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=1796 7)
U.S. trade body to probe Sony | Technology | Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUST32692520080321)
I generally enjoy interweb controversy, but was just taking this from Gamespot since I saw it there first. It would appear all the articles are slanted against Sony. Gamasutra had the best headline.way to fail at html tags
I like how the gamasutra link sends me to www.http.com, which asks me for a "Rotator Administrator Login"