[ic] Maybe we can help?

Mike Heins interchange-users@icdevgroup.org
Tue Oct 22 13:03:00 2002


Quoting paul jordan (paul@gishnetwork.com):
> > Quoting Michael Goldfarb (mikeg@contactdesigns.com):
> > > > I know that this is a bit off-topic for this board, but the issue with
> > > > companies enforcing their patents on standard e-commerce functionality
> > > > has potential to affect us all.
> > >
> > > >>Seems pretty on-topic to me. :)
> > >
> > > > I don't know much about the www.youmaybenext.com site, but maybe we
> > > can
> > > > offer some sort of support to that group???
> > >
> > > >>That seems like the best option, since strength in numbers is the best
> > >
> > > >>strategy for these frivolous patent suits. However, without knowing in
> > >
> > > >>great detail who's behind youmaybenext and how money or other
> > > resources
> > > >>are allocated, I'm sure most of us are wary of them.
> > >
> > > Yeah, I don't really know anything about them, just seemed like a place
> > > to start :)
> > >
> >
> > This all sounds like a great story for the ICDEVGROUP front page -- anyone
> > care to submit?
> 
> 
> BTW, you notice that all the companies being sued are out of state.... I am
> guessing that the case would be in California, and small companies would not
> want to even pay the airfare and accomodations let alone the lawyer fees.
> 
> Let's sue them, and I will represent us for free :)
> 
> no really..

Actually, I believe all of the ones Divine has gone after are *in* California.
I know their latest victim, Multimedia Live, is.

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