Philips is a copyright troll that made a vague assed copyright and then enforces it against one out of three companies that used its vague assed patent. Trolllllllllll.

(06-21-2014, 07:58 AM)Wastelander Wrote: Philips is a copyright troll that made a vague assed copyright and then enforces it against one out of three companies that used its vague assed patent. Trolllllllllll.

I agree that it's scummy, but they aren't being a patent troll. They have a legitimate patent that Nintendo is infringing. Philips spent years spending (wasting I guess, because the product never caught on) money on R&D for an IR camera device with a physical motion sensor that utilizes hand-gestures to a fixed point, which is exactly what the wiimote uses with the sensor bar. Hardly vague, definitely a justified lawsuit.

(06-21-2014, 08:21 AM)Zaliphone Wrote:

(06-21-2014, 07:58 AM)Wastelander Wrote: Philips is a copyright troll that made a vague assed copyright and then enforces it against one out of three companies that used its vague assed patent. Trolllllllllll.

I agree that it's scummy, but they aren't being a patent troll. They have a legitimate patent that Nintendo is infringing. Philips spent years spending (wasting I guess, because the product never caught on) money on R&D for an IR camera device with a physical motion sensor that utilizes hand-gestures to a fixed point, which is exactly what the wiimote uses with the sensor bar. Hardly vague, definitely a justified lawsuit.

Vague, as in as broadly as humanly possible. It's like King copyrighting Candy.

(06-21-2014, 11:06 AM)Wastelander Wrote:

(06-21-2014, 08:21 AM)Zaliphone Wrote:

(06-21-2014, 07:58 AM)Wastelander Wrote: Philips is a copyright troll that made a vague assed copyright and then enforces it against one out of three companies that used its vague assed patent. Trolllllllllll.

I agree that it's scummy, but they aren't being a patent troll. They have a legitimate patent that Nintendo is infringing. Philips spent years spending (wasting I guess, because the product never caught on) money on R&D for an IR camera device with a physical motion sensor that utilizes hand-gestures to a fixed point, which is exactly what the wiimote uses with the sensor bar. Hardly vague, definitely a justified lawsuit.

Vague, as in as broadly as humanly possible. It's like King copyrighting Candy.

It is absolutely not like that. Before Phillip's patent nothing like it existed on the market, while the word candy has been around for a long time.

(06-21-2014, 11:28 AM)Zaliphone Wrote:

(06-21-2014, 11:06 AM)Wastelander Wrote:

(06-21-2014, 08:21 AM)Zaliphone Wrote:

(06-21-2014, 07:58 AM)Wastelander Wrote: Philips is a copyright troll that made a vague assed copyright and then enforces it against one out of three companies that used its vague assed patent. Trolllllllllll.

I agree that it's scummy, but they aren't being a patent troll. They have a legitimate patent that Nintendo is infringing. Philips spent years spending (wasting I guess, because the product never caught on) money on R&D for an IR camera device with a physical motion sensor that utilizes hand-gestures to a fixed point, which is exactly what the wiimote uses with the sensor bar. Hardly vague, definitely a justified lawsuit.

Vague, as in as broadly as humanly possible. It's like King copyrighting Candy.

It is absolutely not like that. Before Phillip's patent nothing like it existed on the market, while the word candy has been around for a long time.

It is absolutely like that in the sense that the definition in the patent is vague. Nintendo did its own thing, but Philips's patent was so vague that they can lawyer up and slap Nintendo down. Even if they have no business in doing so. Just like with Candy, where King put a copyright on the word Candy, even though a lot of companies did its own thing with it.

(06-21-2014, 04:00 PM)Wastelander Wrote:

(06-21-2014, 11:28 AM)Zaliphone Wrote:

(06-21-2014, 11:06 AM)Wastelander Wrote:

(06-21-2014, 08:21 AM)Zaliphone Wrote:

(06-21-2014, 07:58 AM)Wastelander Wrote: Philips is a copyright troll that made a vague assed copyright and then enforces it against one out of three companies that used its vague assed patent. Trolllllllllll.

I agree that it's scummy, but they aren't being a patent troll. They have a legitimate patent that Nintendo is infringing. Philips spent years spending (wasting I guess, because the product never caught on) money on R&D for an IR camera device with a physical motion sensor that utilizes hand-gestures to a fixed point, which is exactly what the wiimote uses with the sensor bar. Hardly vague, definitely a justified lawsuit.

Vague, as in as broadly as humanly possible. It's like King copyrighting Candy.

It is absolutely not like that. Before Phillip's patent nothing like it existed on the market, while the word candy has been around for a long time.

It is absolutely like that in the sense that the definition in the patent is vague. Nintendo did its own thing, but Philips's patent was so vague that they can lawyer up and slap Nintendo down. Even if they have no business in doing so. Just like with Candy, where King put a copyright on the word Candy, even though a lot of companies did its own thing with it.

You can't really compare a legit patent lawsuit to something as ridiculous as copyrighting a common word.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/23/5833560...n-controls

Ah...Shit.

(06-23-2014, 07:53 PM)CLXcool Wrote: http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/23/5833560...n-controls

Ah...Shit.

That definitely blows, I hope Nintendo finds a way out of this with as few losses as possible.

(06-23-2014, 08:08 PM)Zaliphone Wrote:

(06-23-2014, 07:53 PM)CLXcool Wrote: http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/23/5833560...n-controls

Ah...Shit.

That definitely blows, I hope Nintendo finds a way out of this with as few losses as possible.

This is going to damage sales for Nintendo outside the USA. I can't believe that Phillips actually won the case here.

http://nuggetbridge.com/news/us-pokemon-...rchandise/

About freaking time! The US is finally getting an online Pokemon Center store. I just hope they have something neat of Gengar that I can buy! I've seen some plushies I'd like, but they're too expensive.

http://www.gamnesia.com/news/the-results...7QqXPldV8E

To be honest I was hoping Wario land or Paper Mario would make this list.

Mighty No.9, the upcoming Megaman clone from Keiji Inafune, is getting an animated series:

http://www.gamnesia.com/news/bayonetta-2...76gkPldV8F

Please...please...PLEASE let this be a reality.

Anyone a fan of Double Fine, Tim Schafer, or Grim Fandango? Well not only is it coming to both PS4 & Vita but now you can play the remastered version on your PC! Hurray for options. It is a PS exclusive though, so no Xbox One or Wii U versions.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/09/g...ps4ps-vita

(07-10-2014, 09:48 PM)GameWizard001 Wrote: Anyone a fan of Double Fine, Tim Schafer, or Grim Fandango? Well not only is it coming to both PS4 & Vita but now you can play the remastered version on your PC! Hurray for options. It is a PS exclusive though, so no Xbox One or Wii U versions.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/09/g...ps4ps-vita

Aww, I feel like it work well with WiiU. This is happy news, though. I'm excited that there will be a modern way to play the game, I've heard nothing but good things about it.