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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They did sue some of those companies - and won.
xD. Actually they are quite smart. They play pretty dirty tricks with their intelligence. They won the law suit against Microsoft and many others, so Notch and Mojang would have to be pretty strong not to have their walls broken too, so to say. But I can tell Notch is pretty determined not to, as he said he would throw piles of many to get them not to have a single cent
They are suing other companies too recently. They made like, 388million dollars off a company, or something, and it all went to their head and theyre like "Oh YeAhs We hAvE tO Sue OtHer ComPAnIes TOo aNd GeT MOrE MONEEEEEEEEEEEY $_$"
(This is in a critic term,[which is fair use] no copyright infringement is intended.)
And I have to say this...
IT'S CALLED MINECRAFT, NOT MINDCRAFT
Also,
Excuse me if I'm wrong, (it's 3 am so my brain may not be functioning) but are they suing because mojang used Secuirty that belonged to them? IDK, but I've always thought that coping is a form of flattery....
(This lawsuit is invalid, Mindcraft)
http://www.uniloc.com/index.php/intellectual-property/
...Uniloc seems to proudly post on their website the fact that they have won patent lawsuits. If I was running a company, I would keep something like this under wraps, even if I did win the lawsuit. Does Apple or Google in their millions of lawsuits proudly boast which ones they won? It might just be circumstantial, but the fact that their shining glory is one of their patents (#5,490,216, as listed in that link) and not a product (such as Mojang's Minecraft) makes me question the legitimacy of their motive.
Maybe it's just the nature of the business, or maybe I'm getting worked up on minute details, but I'm calling shenanigans on this unless someone can objectively tell me otherwise (which, by all means, go ahead and call me out on this; I just want the facts straight on this). Normally, I would keep my opinions to myself in things like these, but with everyone crying "patent troll" and the overwhelming amount of evidence pointing to corrupt practice, something seems fishy here. And it's not the salmon I ate for dinner.
*steps off soapbox*
Money. They are the classic example of a patent troll: someone who sues other companies for copyright infringement for personal gain without any desire other than making money off of the opportunity.
Honestly though, I feel their lawsuit should be considered void or something because they can't even spell "Minecraft" correctly.
What?
They're sueing Mindcraft!
They sued that happy place with girls singing, bunnies hopping everywhere with a deer, and a mouse driving a boat? THEY MUST BE DESTROYED!
LOL, of course they are marked as a patent troll. What in the hell did Mojang do to provoke them?! Greed and corruption threaten to destroy several million people's happiness. What bullies Uniloc are, bulling Mojang for fast cash.
And yet, the creepers always lose, no matter how much they hiSSSSSSSSSSSSS for mula.
Also, if we read through the document and other sources.
Patent #6,857,067
Expired: April 7, 2009
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/og/2009/week14/TOC.htm
Reinstated: January 5, 2010
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/og/2010/week01/TOC.htm
Minecraft Alpha Release Date: May 17, 2009
Minecraft PE for Android Release Date: October 7, 2011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft
They are suing for Minecraft PE, which is created after the reinstating of the patent, but is based on the PC version, which is created during the time the patent is expired, null and void.
Can anyone confirm if this applies or not?
For people that didn't understand (including me until I readed the lawsuit), they are suing them for:
And by the way. Anyone knows Mindcraft? Seems like an epic game!
Hello fellow uniloc supporter! Im glad you wish that the maker of Minecraft, the game you play, has to pay millions of dollars to a total idiot!
Its not typeos. He probalby did it on prupose, since he ddi it mroe than jsut once. He ovbiousyl doestn nkow how to spell, or he jsut feles gutily nad calsl it by a diffrernt nmae. Hwo coudl you tpye boht wrods that point directly at Ntoch worng.
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I love how about 5 people here are all supporting uniloc. Its kinda funny, they think Mojang has to pay for all their robberies. xD