Let's hope that Apple avoids having to pay Microsoft royalties on its iPod sales. Dumb, dumb, dumb.
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Don’t get your panties in a bunch, the iPod was released before the MS application for patent. This constitues copywrite, and will represent prior art in any patent challenge. MS does not have a hope in hell of profiting from this. And the idiot at the Independant, is just trolling.
My panties aren’t in a bunch. I did read the Independent article, which includes the facts that you have provided. I’m just not as sure as you are that Apple won’t end up paying for this mistake. Thanks for commenting.
1. There’s no such thing as “copywrite” — it’s “copyright.”
2. Copyright doesn’t cover ideas or inventions. It covers published works like songs, books, maps and computer programs.
3. What this does consitute is prior art, which means invalidating the patent should be easy. Well, relatively.
4. Yes, the Independent reporter is dumb. Film at 11.
The whole patent sysem is broken anyway, and software patents are dumb.