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Forum: In the Groove Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 2:27 pm Subject: Trouble in Groove-land |
It's NOT just what you put the Boxor in. It's what gives the Boxor the user input. What's that device? Oh yeah, it's the Konami dance pad, a patented part of your ballanced Konami DDR cabinet! Tha ... |
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Forum: In the Groove Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:59 pm Subject: Trouble in Groove-land |
Yes you can. Immersion Corporation did JUST THAT. They took Sony to court over it, and SONY LOST. They have been ordered to pay Immersion 90.7 million dollars for damages for infrigements on Immers ... |
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Forum: In the Groove Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:21 pm Subject: Trouble in Groove-land |
correct
modifying it and then useing it to make money or on public display is though
Incorrect, you're confusing copyright and licensing (aka, things like movies, and software) with patent.
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Forum: In the Groove Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:18 pm Subject: Trouble in Groove-land |
Legal rulings are routinely built upon historical preceedent. There is more history inf the making very relevant to this point, in fact. Did you forget already the lawsuit of Immersian Corporatino v ... |
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Forum: In the Groove Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 11:37 am Subject: Trouble in Groove-land |
dependong ont he case and judge selling someing that lets someone else doingthing illegla is illegla (generally the rubrik is does this device have a legitimate non legal use)
True, but modifying ... |
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Forum: In the Groove Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 9:59 am Subject: Trouble in Groove-land |
Or maybe you'd like to try Roxor's approach and encourage people to buy your custom chip and bios that must be installed in a PS2. Then give them some stickers to hide everywhere it says Playstatio ... |
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Forum: In the Groove Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 7:42 am Subject: Trouble in Groove-land |
For the record, Andamiro does NOT own exclusive dance game distribution rights in the US. They pay Konami royalties to produce their titles. Konami has NO ARCADE division in the US, hence no US arca ... |
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Forum: In the Groove Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 2:57 pm Subject: Trouble in Groove-land |
The law requires three factors to make a case for contributory infringement; (1) a sale, (2) of a material component of a patented invention, and (3) knowledge that such component has been especially ... |
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Forum: In the Groove Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 3:02 pm Subject: Trouble in Groove-land |
However all of that is off topic. As I've explained above Konami is right, roxor frick up, and they are getting nailed on it. End of story.
Um no it isn't.
I can sympathize with Konami's Tra ... |
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