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janrinok
on Wednesday December 24 2014, @11:10PM
from the so-what-do-they-plan-to-do-next? dept.
from the so-what-do-they-plan-to-do-next? dept.
Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/23/rockstar-sells-patents-ends-lawsuits/
The patent holding group Rockstar was formed in 2011 by Apple, BlackBerry, Ericsson, Microsoft and Sony to keep crucial intellectual property out of Google's hands, and eventually sue Android's partners in order to restrict competition.
Rockstar has sold all of its commonly held patents, and will drop the lawsuits that it still had left, including those leveled against HTC, LG and Samsung. The patents, which cost $4.5 billion, were sold to clearinghouse RPX for $900 million.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 24 2014, @11:34PM
And I fully expect Intellectual Ventures to vacuum 'em up.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by kaszz on Thursday December 25 2014, @12:20AM
Is this RPX behaving like a patent troll or sell to such entities?
This "Rockstar consortium" sounds more like the "Axis of evil bastards collusion to plot evil deeds" ..
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 25 2014, @02:03AM
That Other Slash is running a story linking to articles on Techdirt [techdirt.com] and CNBC [cnbc.com] that clarify things. So if anything, RPX is behaving more like the GSM Association or MPEG LA, setting forth a uniform-royalty licensing arrangement for a particular set of patents.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Nerdfest on Thursday December 25 2014, @02:30AM
It was. I'm proud to say I actually protested outside their offices. It was sad to see Nortel patents get purchased purely for the purpose of trolling. The really nasty part is that they 'promised' not to use them this way, and then immediately did. I'm gld the consortium lost billions on the deal.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by PinkyGigglebrain on Thursday December 25 2014, @03:41AM
but did the supporters really lose any money?
Considering that all the FUD that the law suits stired up a lot of other companies that use Android in their devices agreed to pay MS $X per Android device to keep MS from suing them.
To companies the size of MS and Apple 3.6 Billion is pocket change. MS at least is getting a continued income for what amounts to extortion and Apple was able to undermine the biggest threat to their mobile phone market.
Sounds more like they won. Anybody else remember SCO? all bark and snarl, and so many companies paid them rather than get dragged to court. Same tactics, different dog.
"Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 25 2014, @01:24AM
The consortium is dead, long live RPX?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by anubi on Thursday December 25 2014, @02:49AM
as long as we maintain legally fertile soil to nourish this kind of stuff.
Change the law, it goes away.
In order to change the law, we will probably have to change out a few congressmen.
Both babies and congressmen need to be changed frequently, and for the exact same reason.
When lawmakers sell out to people making a fortune by cronyism, its time to toss out both the lawmaker and the law he made.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 3, Informative) by halcyon1234 on Thursday December 25 2014, @03:57AM
Sneaking in just under the wire for the Typo'd Quote Of The Year Award, aren't you? =)
Original Submission [thedailywtf.com]
(Score: 1) by anubi on Thursday December 25 2014, @05:08AM
Oh, well, it was worth a try.
I liked it so much I figured I would run it up the flagpole again. It's so true.
It seems very few can take the prestige of power without abusing it with crony capitalism.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Thursday December 25 2014, @06:37PM
Talk about throwing out the baby with the bath water. Sheesh!
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 1) by Anal Pumpernickel on Thursday December 25 2014, @10:52PM
Well, sometimes the baby isn't a baby at all, but a rotten piece of garbage.
(Score: 3, Informative) by NotSanguine on Thursday December 25 2014, @11:22PM
Well, sometimes the baby isn't a baby at all, but a rotten piece of garbage.
It was a joke son. A knee slapper! (With apologies to Foghorn Leghorn).
And the joke was based upon the GP's misquote. He said: "Both babies and congressmen need to be changed frequently, and for the exact same reason."
Which normally reads "Both diapers and congressmen need to be changed frequently, and for the exact same reason."
Get it now?
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 1) by Anal Pumpernickel on Sunday December 28 2014, @03:19AM
I got it the first time; I just didn't care and was making a statement.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Sunday December 28 2014, @07:06AM
I got it the first time; I just didn't care and was making a statement.
You go, girlfriend! Don't let them crazy mofos tell you what's up! Let your freak flag fly, baby!
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr