And yet another bit of proof that overly broad patents are far too easy to obtain...

[wolfwings]

...better get your PS1/PS2 and assorted games while you still can.

Yes, unless Sony is successful in their appeal, they just got handed a massive 'take all your stuff and go home' note. As in, theoretically it could end up requiring them to issue a complete recall of all PS1's and PS2's in the United States.

Because a company patented computer controlled vibration for crisakes.

Comments

[crassus.livejournal.com]

I call this Karma for all the times Sony pulled this kinda crap on others.

Don't give a flying fuck who got hit by it...

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

...but I'm even-handed at least. I bitch about patents, period, regardless of who's abusing them.

There's no 'karma' when a bad patent is involved. This just proves, yet again, how badly broken our patent system is. At this point there are patents for computer-controlled toasters for crisakes.