• BitSound@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Those are dumb fucking patents. I hope Google fights this to the end and gets them invalidated.

  • FangedWyvern42@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Those patents are comically moronic. I normally wouldn’t root for Google, but I hope they get them overturned.

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      1 year ago

      I’m with you. I really hope google goes out of business some day (doubt it), but not like this.

  • BarterClub
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    1 year ago

    Fuck patent trolls. Patents should only be public domain after a few years and you have to have a working prototype to prove you can even do it.

    • sugar_in_your_tea
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      1 year ago

      Exactly. I’m no fan of Google, but I think patents in general should only last as long as needed to recoup the initial investment.

      The same should go for copyright as well.

  • Faceman🇦🇺@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    really dumb patent, Pretty sure DLNA/UPNP media rendering with remote controller and server devices were well established when this “touchstream” mob claim to have patented casting from one device to another.

    • sugar_in_your_tea
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, I’ve been using DLNA for years, and it has been around for much longer. Looks like it has been around for 20-ish years now.

      • Djtecha@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Probably filled suite in 2017 and got delayed by Google for years. Idk watching Google rip everything off has made me more of a supporter for patents.