Law of the Game on Joystiq: Copyright? Copywrong
In this week's Law of the Game on Joystiq, I get back to that always complex copyright issue.
Interested in what a copyright protects in the game you just released? Read on.
Law of the Game on Joystiq: Patently Complicated
Interested in learning about patents? Then check out this week's Law of the Game on Joystiq.
[Edit: Fixed weird post error.]
The Cell Suit: Parallel Processing v. Sony
Another new lawsuit was recently filed against Sony, this one by Parallel Processing. While I am still searching for a freely available version of the 5 page complaint, reports are that the infringement suit is based on a parallel processing system from a patent dated October 8, 1991 (which I assume is patent 5,056,000). This is, of course, how the Cell processor works.
The patent case claims irreparable harm, and demands the impounding and destruction of all infringing devices. While this is a legitimate claim to remedy, it seems extremely unlikely that a court would grant anything more than money damages in this case. So I, and the other PS3 owners, can rest easy knowing that a judge won't be impounding our systems as a result of this case.
The bigger question is whether Sony actually did infringe on this patent to create the PS3, and if so, how many Immersion type incidents can Sony handle?