Minecraft Creator Facing Patent Lawsuit

Post: Minecraft Creator Facing Patent Lawsuit

07-23-2012, 12:06 AM #1

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The creator of the hit indie creation title Minecraft, Markus "Notch" Persson, has been faced with a patient lawsuit, which he doesn't seem to be taking seriously, as if it's not a big deal to him.

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On his You must login or register to view this content., you can see his very You must login or register to view this content. regarding the "speed bump" in his way, which displayed it as more of a joke to him. The big deal being presented is how the company Uniloc is suing Persson and Mojang over the unauthorized use of the patent #6,857,067, which is "a system and method for preventing unauthorized access to electronic data".

In the paperwork sent to Persson, Uniloc stated the game in which was causing this mishap was Mindcraft. Yes, Mindcraft. You can see that Uniloc is obviously out of the loop on their indie games, especially the popular ones. If you'd like to see the document posted by Persson, you may view it You must login or register to view this content..

After the first and second tweet, Persson went on You must login or register to view this content., "Unfortunately for them, they're suing us over a software patent. If needed, I will throw piles of money at making sure they don't get a cent," You must login or register to view this content., "Software patents are plain evil. Innovation within software is basically free, and it's growing incredibly rapid. Patents only slow it down."

Uniloc doesn't know who they're dealing with, and they will (hopefully) soon find out the mess they're in, not even putting in enough effort to jot down the correct name of the game they're "angry" about.

What do you think about all of this? About patent #6,857,067 and what the hell is going through Uniloc's brain?

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