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Old 05-28-2003, 11:44 AM   #1
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Ebay "Buy It Now" Going Bye-Bye?

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech....ap/index.html
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Old 05-28-2003, 11:53 AM   #2
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Ouch. That's gotta hurt.
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Old 05-28-2003, 11:54 AM   #3
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...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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Old 05-28-2003, 11:55 AM   #4
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Well that fucking blows.
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Old 05-28-2003, 12:13 PM   #5
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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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Old 05-28-2003, 12:19 PM   #6
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ebay will most likely buy his company and its patents. the guy said he was open to it.
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Old 05-28-2003, 12:25 PM   #7
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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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Old 05-28-2003, 12:33 PM   #8
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Old 05-28-2003, 12:38 PM   #9
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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?

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Old 05-28-2003, 12:43 PM   #10
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Aw man, I liked that ol Buy It Now.

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Old 05-28-2003, 02:15 PM   #11
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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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Old 05-28-2003, 02:22 PM   #12
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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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