Worlds.com: We'll Sue World Of Warcraft and Second Life!

[darendt]

Khuutra said:

darendt said:
Its not the success of a certain game, its the infringement of a patent. Had I made the first virtual world and put a patent on the concept, I would want to get paid as well.

Isn't the first digital world decades old, now?

 

yes it is. For some reason the rest of my comment didnt go through. I wanted to add that while patents are a good thing, some times they go too far. Its either exactly the same or its not. If its not the same as what was intended and in the patent then it shouldnt count. For instance the rumble feature in controllers. M$, Sony and Nintendo all used different types. They all rumbled, but I doubt they were exactly the same as the original patent.