oops… anyone know who owns the patent to the circle? cause… i drew one this morning… do i pay duties? maybe a liscense fee or some sort? or should i get a written signed sealed and dilvered permission? i better stop typing… using a specific keystroke may catch me in keystroke patent infrignement… uh oh.. damn those homerow keys!!!

Patent examiners, give rights on a first come first serve basis no matter how generic the description is.

I myself am one In Canada

Facebook gets sued for patent infringement but is this perhaps just the latest case of intellectual property holding companies going after likely targets? And will they now go after most social networking services? Yesterday, TechCrunch reported that a…

http://www.goog...unity+for+users

After all, the Internet is really just a “System for creating a community for users with common interests to interact in.” Hmmm….

In short , it makes no sense really to start a company here… as there is no way to do anything without infringing on patents like: “* US 5,442,771 – Storing Data in an Interactive Network.” which IBM used to sue Amazon… http://www-03.i...lease/20481.wss

driving innovators to seek greener pastures in other countries. Thus threatening US Intellectual Property dominance, Which, ironically is what the Idea patents were established to preserve

–Richard Corsale

* US 5,442,771 – Storing Data in an Interactive Network.
All search engines, and well database applications

* US 7,072,849 – Presenting Advertising in an Interactive Service.
All commercial sites , and site services

* US 5,446,891 – Adjusting Hypertext Links with Weighted User Goals and Activities.
Ebay, Yahoo, MSN, all ad networks and everything that involves customer history.

* US 5,319,542 – Ordering Items Using an Electronic Catalogue.
Heheh I don’t even have to say it.

All this does is promote lawsuits over real executed innovation.

Prior Art? Is this a poorly timed April Fools Joke using Kiko?

According to their claim, they are also entitled to pursue every other site on the Internet with more than two simultaneous users, that’s their definition of “community”. Oh, yes, provided one such user has an email address.

Frederick C. Tecce, Esq
http://www.xacp...om/the_team.htm
http://www.mcshea-tecce.com/

Also, who the heck awarded this patent? Software patents are insane and need some serious reform. Soon enough all startups are going to need a company of lawyers just to make sure they don’t violate some piece of crap patent filed by IBM or a patent farm just for the hell of it.

http://patentfi...9&Submit=Go

Some people are afraid of Facebook. Facebook is actually the next raise of evil empire. no one can stop him. Of course, half people got brainwashed and supported Facebook.

You can’t stop him and facebook. Government and companies can’t evil stop facebook either. IT’s like cutting octopus arms. It grows back.

Facebook have stole tons of privacy datas, including: CIA, FBI, Havard Univeristy, State University, across campus, etc.

Can you stop him? Of course not….

Wish they’d instead invest in companies rather than trying to essentially steal their success.