TehBamski@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoActivision to pay $23.4m for patent infringementwww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down11
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkActivision to pay $23.4m for patent infringementwww.gamesindustry.bizTehBamski@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·7 months agoAnybody know which patent was infringed upon? Are Acceleration Bay patent trolls or is there really something there? Anti Commercial-AI license
minus-squarermstyle@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoYes, look at the ars article, there are even links to the patents. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/jury-finds-activision-blizzard-liable-in-23-4m-patent-infringement-case/
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoThe Ars article is definitely better than the gamesindustry.biz one. Patent trolls for sure. Also, what the fuck is that patent? They are describing a multi-cast over unicast, which is basically a for loop over the participants. Friggin ridiculous. Anti Commercial-AI license
minus-squarerhombuslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoDefinitely patent trolls. They don’t use the patents at all and they have a bunch of lawsuits ongoing against other game developers.
Anybody know which patent was infringed upon? Are Acceleration Bay patent trolls or is there really something there?
Anti Commercial-AI license
Yes, look at the ars article, there are even links to the patents. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/jury-finds-activision-blizzard-liable-in-23-4m-patent-infringement-case/
The Ars article is definitely better than the gamesindustry.biz one. Patent trolls for sure.
Also, what the fuck is that patent? They are describing a multi-cast over unicast, which is basically a for loop over the participants. Friggin ridiculous.
Anti Commercial-AI license
Definitely patent trolls. They don’t use the patents at all and they have a bunch of lawsuits ongoing against other game developers.