a system and method ... for preventing unauthorized access to electronic data stored on an electronic device.
It is not known at this time what, if anything, this means for Mojang. Of note, Markus "Notch" Persson has certainly voiced his opinion on the matter, stating that he "will throw piles of money at making sure they don't get a cent". Little else is known about the lawsuit at this time.
Notch has made the lawsuit PDF available for viewing, which you can see by clicking here. He has also posted a detailed write-up on his perspective on software patents - you can view it by clicking here.
Uniloc appears to be suing numerous other gaming producers allegedly violating this patent, including Square Enix, Electronic Arts and others.
Any further specifics of the case will be covered as they develop.
UPDATE: Ric Richardson has posted his views on the situation as well, which you can read by clicking here. It is important to note that Mr. Richardson has had no direct part in the lawsuit of Uniloc vs. Mojang.
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pff. he deserves it.
plz dont say i support that company i just wanted to put that out there i kinda wish i didn't know about that so i could be ignorant of that fact but had to be said
glad I wasn't the first to notice that misspelling
At this point , these lawsuits have become pure entertainment.
~Nathan Explosion
^ What Mojang's response should be
XD
Well, they have banana! For me they are just a bunch of big dumb monkey so...
That's the same exact thing they're suing Mojang over right now. And that's what the patent is for. I don't see what's funny about it?
Edit: According to wikipedia, they actually won that lawsuit and were awarded $388 million dollars. Again, I don't get it.
It's authentication that they're going for. Their patent say that if there is anything that authenticates that the person is really that person and owns the product, it's their idea and the deserve compensation. So technically, they can sue pretty much the whole internet if they had the resources.
LOL!
ME!
hatemail may not get them to stop, but at a magnitude of a big enough fanbase, they might lose a computer or two. XD
Not to mention they lack any real products that use their ideas which was what the Patent system was originally generated for. You used to have to have a working model or product for a patent. Now it doesn't seem to be the case.
But I love the way Notch said he will spend tons of money to make sure he doesn't get a cent. That is awesome!
This guy is just trying to make people hate him I guess.
get em' I am sure 4Chan could use something to do.