Ebay "Buy It Now" Going Bye-Bye?

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  • PersianKitty
    Meow Media Inc.
    • Jul 2001
    • 7785
    #1

    Ebay "Buy It Now" Going Bye-Bye?

    http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech....ap/index.html
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    • jact
      Confirmed User
      • Sep 2002
      • 9134
      #2
      Ouch. That's gotta hurt.
      Free agent

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        • CoolE
          Confirmed User
          • Jul 2002
          • 451
          #3
          From the article:
          ...its founder, Thomas G. Woolston, filed three patent applications for programs and procedures to operate an Internet-based auction.
          That's what kills me... that in the USA you can get a patent approval for a "procedure". That's fucked up.

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            • psyko514
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              • Oct 2002
              • 22366
              #4
              Well that fucking blows.

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                • LeeNoga
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jul 2001
                  • 3043
                  #5
                  Ebay is going to license the patent, buy the patent or make this gent some form of partner, you wait.....

                  Lots of folks get patents just for the sake of taking down a big fella down the road.

                  Ya got to give this small guy credit, he is set for life assuming life = 7 years on the internet max :-)

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                    • FlyingIguana
                      aspiring banker
                      • Mar 2002
                      • 10870
                      #6
                      ebay will most likely buy his company and its patents. the guy said he was open to it.

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                        • LeeNoga
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jul 2001
                          • 3043
                          #7
                          Exactly FlyingIguana, this man does not want this in court for the next 10 years, he wants to cash out now, and if they offer him 100 million, what do you think he will do?

                          Even 50 million now, and 100 million next 5 years....he is gonna sell, and most likely had this lawyer on contingency too.

                          Kudo's to this small fry :-)

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                            • Trolleater
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jun 2002
                              • 1441
                              #8
                              Day old news

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                                • SpaceAce
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jul 2002
                                  • 6493
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by CoolE
                                  From the article:


                                  That's what kills me... that in the USA you can get a patent approval for a "procedure". That's fucked up.
                                  You are familiar with the phrase "international patent laws", yes?

                                  SpaceAce

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                                    • Fletch XXX
                                      GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!!
                                      • Jan 2002
                                      • 60840
                                      #10
                                      Aw man, I liked that ol Buy It Now.


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                                        • lil2rich4u2
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                                          • Oct 2002
                                          • 11046
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by CNN
                                          Experts say that would hurt the company much more than the damage award of $35 million, which Smith called a "drop in the bucket to eBay."

                                          drop in the bucket?

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                                            • gruffy
                                              So Fucking Banned
                                              • Feb 2003
                                              • 776
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by CoolE
                                              That's what kills me... that in the USA you can get a patent approval for a "procedure". That's fucked up.

                                              Amazon tried to patent affiliate programs. Picture that fucking mess.

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