In his New York Times column today, Joe Nocera recounts a battle between a company called Audible.com, headed by Donald R. Katz, and one called Digeo, backed by Paul Allen of Microsoft fame, over whether Audible was infringing on Digeo’s patents. The column is behind the TimesSelect screen (“Tired of Trolls, a Feisty Chief Fights Back”, Sept. 16), but David DeJean at ComputerWorld summarizes some of the relevant content and poses some pointed questions for Mr. Allen (” Patent troll? Say it ain’t so, Paul Allen”, Sept. 16).
Patent trolls and Paul Allen
In his New York Times column today, Joe Nocera recounts a battle between a company called Audible.com, headed by Donald R. Katz, and one called Digeo, backed by Paul Allen of Microsoft fame, over whether Audible was infringing on Digeo’s patents. The column is behind the TimesSelect screen (“Tired of Trolls, a Feisty Chief Fights […]
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