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- From: David Allouche <me@davidallouche.net>
- To: Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@inria.fr>, patents@liberte.aful.org
- Cc: xlii@xlii.org
- Subject: Re: [Patents] Microsoft sues Bandai
- Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 21:37:34 +0200
On Saturday 11 May 2002 16:31, Bernard Lang wrote:
> MicroSoft sues Bandai
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> Redmond (BNN) -- Microsoft (MSFT) has announced a 54 million dollar
> lawsuit against Tamagotchi maker, Bandai.
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> Microsoft is claiming that the Tamagotchi (the Japanese electronic pet
> that's all the rage with kids) is an infringement of its intellectual
> copyright.
>
> Microsoft spokesperson, Erik Loregard stated "Software that needs
> constant, even hourly, attention, or else it dies? Sounds like Windows
> to me. This is clearly an infringement on our technology".
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> The Bandai company spokesperson refused to comment on the suit.
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-- David --
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