Xbox 360 Should Be Banned from U.S. for Violating Patents, Judge Says
Source: Time
Microsofts Xbox 360 should be banned from import and sales in the United States for violating Motorola patents, a U.S. International Trade Commission judge ruled.
The Xbox 360 violates four Motorola patents, according to ITC Administrative Law Judge David Shaw, Wired reports. Shaw made his initial ruling against Microsoft in April, and now recommends a ban on sales and import of the game console.
But dont expect the Xbox 360 to vanish from store shelves anytime soon. Shaws ruling still faces approval or modifications by the ITCs board of commissionerswith a deadline of August 23and even if they agree completely with Shaw, they must still get a sign off from the Obama administration within 60 days.
The patent battle between Microsoft and Motorola spills beyond the ITC as well, and involves more than just the Xbox 360. Motorola successfully sued Microsoft for patent infringement in Germany, but a separate Microsoft lawsuit against Motorola in Seattle prevents Motorola from enforcing a sales ban there, at least temporarily. Thats because Motorolas patents deal with the H.264 codec for online video, which is a standard that Microsoft says should be licensed on fair and reasonable terms. (Heres a post at FOSS Patents if you want to bury yourself in the technicalities.) Meanwhile, Microsoft has won its own import ban against 18 Android phones by Motorola, in a separate patent infringement ruling by the ITC.
Read more: http://techland.time.com/2012/05/23/xbox-360-should-be-banned-from-u-s-over-patents-judge-says/
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jdadd
(1,314 posts)Fearless
(18,421 posts)FreeBC
(403 posts)Our elected representatives have neither the intelligence nor willpower to fix it.
Serve The Servants
(328 posts)It should take effect right around the time the Xbox 720 hits the store shelves during the holiday season 2013.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Fearless
(18,421 posts)The Pirate Bay = good pirates?
Microsoft = bad pirates
Google/Apple/etc. = not pirates, but really still pirates
Pirates of the Carribbean = OK pirates, but only if you like Johnny Depp.
Prophet 451
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(18,421 posts)Every guy who has a girl/boyfriend who likes him.
bahrbearian
(13,466 posts)hunter
(38,349 posts)The lawyers at Microsoft and Motorola will have something to do, money will change hands, but how will this make the U.S.A a better nation in any way?
With or without software patents we'd have got something like the H.264 codecs.
I think software patents actually restrict innovation.
Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel
(3,273 posts)Google seals $13 billion Motorola buy
By David Goldman @CNNMoneyTech May 22, 2012: 10:20 AM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Google officially completed its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility on Tuesday. It's a watershed moment for the company, marking both its biggest acquisition ever and Google's transition from a search-and-software company to a consumer gadgets maker.
More at link.
"Say what? This could get interesting!" Indeed!
Fearless
(18,421 posts)This will be interesting!
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