A few days ago, Todd Moore wrote and asked me if I'd be a guest on the Tech 411 podcast. Todd had discussed Lodsys on a few earlier episodes, and then, curiously, received a Lodsys letter himself with regard to his TMSoft White Noise app.
I accepted the invitation and was a guest on Episode 5. The Lodsys discussion starts at around 18:20, but give the rest a listen. It's a good show. Give them a good rating on iTunes while you are at it.
Previous Coverage:
- Lodsys: Hints from the '078 File History
- Lodsys: What to Do If You Receive a Lodsys Letter
- Lodsys: NYT, OpinionLab follow ForSee, ESET with DJs
- Lodsys: Anatomy of a BS Claim Chart
- Lodsys: Developers Do Not Infringe the '078 Patent.
- Lodsys: The $1,000 Offer.
- Lodsys: Complaint Filed in Eastern District of Texas
- Lodsys: Apple is Licensed. App Makers Protected by that License.
- Lodsys: Why Marco Arment is Wrong.
- Lodsys: "information about the user's perception of the commodity"
- Lodsys: "Units of Commodity"
- Lodsys: Where is the Infringement?
- Lodsys: What Could the Community Do?
- Lodsys: Mark Small, Champion of Invention?
- Lodsys v. Apple Devs: The First Social Patent Defense?
- Lodsys v. Apple Devs: FUD for the App Store Era?
- Lodsys Targets Small iOS Developers
2 comments:
What is the chance the US Justice Dept can get involved and go after these guys under the RICO act?
This is extortion, pure and simple and could easly be covered by the definition of a "protection racket".
@BT Richards, I have no RICO expertise, but the idea has been floated: http://www.yjolt.org/files/silver-11-YJOLT-70.pdf
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