The 4 Big Problems With Google's Anti-Patent Stance
...A patent troll named Lodsys has sent out infringement notices to numerous mobile app developers, including many Android app developers, and keeps sending out more all the time.
Lodsys is already suing a number of mobile app developers. Initially Lodsys sued seven -- mostly rather small -- app developers. That original lawsuit filed in late May already attacked one Android app (Labyrinth for Android) among mostly iOS-based apps. Lodsys just amended that complaint last week and also added Angry Birds for iOS as well as Angry Birds for Android to the list of accused products.
The fact that Lodsys asserted its rights against Android developers was raised in an Android developer discussion group post on May 26. Two months later, Google still hasn't spoken out.
Read more: http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/07/googles-new-anti-patent-stance-has-four.html#ixzz1TJOjKkOX
"The world is a dangerous place to live�not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." �Albert Einstein
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