Originally Posted by edgeprod

As to the patent conversation on ICQ. I was asked to reveal patent numbers and pending technologies to a third party. Prior to this conversation, he asked to partner with us on Feed Pushers. Because he couldn't type outside of 1337 5p34k, I told him I was unable to work with him. The next time I spoke to the company, they ICQ'd me again, this time about being worried that their copy of Feed Pushers would get them into legal trouble. They asked for my help researching patents. I told them, politely I might add, that they could feel free to engage a patent attorney or other intellectual property expert to perform their research, and that I wasn't going to spend any time on it. Again, I reiterated to them that I would not pursue them, should they create a product that swapped images, which is what they proposed.