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| It's going to end like SCO's attempt to claim patent rights on all Unix OSs out there: they'll reach an agreement, earn big time, then disappear in a puff of smoke |
I seriously doubt NCSoft could afford a protracted fight with this unoriginal losers, which is probably why they were targeted. If these goobers had gone after Blizzard, the smack-down would have been fierce and final, but they chose a smaller company with fewer resources that is more likely to roll over and give up a settlement check.
Sure looks to me like it's just an attempt at legalized extortion. Unfortunately, our patent system is so screwed up that this sort of thing is often an effective way to make money without ever actually producing a product or service.
In my perfect world, a single NCSoft lawyer would go into the court room with a copy of Ultima Online, slap it on the judge's bench, and leave without saying a word. Then, the judge would turn into a 500 foot long cobra and bite every rep from "Worlds" in half. This would be televised live as a warning to other lazy bumpkins who can't be arsed to go get a real job.
That would be awesome.
