GEEKS!
WiFi, WeSue
The apparent inventors of WiFi take everyone to court.
EEEEVERYYYYONNNNNEEEE!
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Am I missing something here? Does the Australian government own the patent to 802.11? Why is all that cash going to 'worthy causes'?
That's cool how you can patent a standard. Makes a lot of sense.
mediaphile said:
That's cool how you can patent a standard. Makes a lot of sense.
That's cool how you can patent a standard. Makes a lot of sense.
It's good work if you can get it, owning the law.
Intellectual property is a joke.
Good thing your mind is in the gutter then.
Say what?
Exactly
Demo said:
Worse than that there are codes (fire codes and building codes) which are copyrighted by have the force of law.
It's good work if you can get it, owning the law.
Worse than that there are codes (fire codes and building codes) which are copyrighted by have the force of law.
It's good work if you can get it, owning the law.
NFPA stands for No Free Publications Allowed.
CSIRO's annual report, released earlier this month, reveals the agency has reaped $200m from a long but ultimately successful court battle with 14 of the world's biggest technology companies.
So what, each company spent about $10 million to get them to fuck off?
Big whoop, each of those companies spend about that much each year in catering and parking alone. They probably laughed themselves to death when those fucktarded Aussies showed up asking for that little.
Do those stupid wombat-fuckers realize how much each of those companies make in one financial quarter off their invention?
Five paragraphs in and I have no idea what this thing is talking about.
Done.
Done.
CSIRO an australian government agency spent lots of money on R&D'ing 802.11 technologies, they came up with some hardware with really revolutionized wireless data transmission, they offered it to lots of companies to license, they tried to weasel out of paying them money after implementing said hardware.
If you notice Cisco isn't listed as one of the companies who paid up because they already have a license and are paying royalties.
If you notice Cisco isn't listed as one of the companies who paid up because they already have a license and are paying royalties.
MeatPopsicle said:
If you notice Cisco isn't listed as one of the companies who paid up because they already have a license and are paying royalties.
If you notice Cisco isn't listed as one of the companies who paid up because they already have a license and are paying royalties.
See, that's what I was thinking...not so much about the relatively small settlement amount, this is REALLY about the fact that now ALL of those manufacturers are going to be paying royalties to the Aussies for the foreseeable future, until someone comes up with something better...
And i don't think that's really comin down the pipe any time soon, really. WiFi seems to be a pretty prevalent technology, so they stand to make some decent residual income out of this deal.
Oh, and FUCK YES on the Gary Oldman/Leon reference.
EEEEEEVVVERRRRYYYYYYOOOOOOONE!!!
awesome.
EEEEEEVVVERRRRYYYYYYOOOOOOONE!!!
awesome.
Patents don't live forever though... In the USA they are 20 years (pretty sure).
Assuming they developed the technology 15 years ago then they only have another 5 years left. My guess is they are looking for a lower amount to get SOMEthing while they still can.
Assuming they developed the technology 15 years ago then they only have another 5 years left. My guess is they are looking for a lower amount to get SOMEthing while they still can.
I think it's important to realize how big of a role this patent has played in wireless technology. Before this research was done, wireless transfer rates were languishing around the same speed as modems, but this research increased that speed over a hundred times, essentially overnight. Without it, broadband would be useless if you were using wireless.
Furthermore, I think it's perfectly fine for a government organization to collect fees. If my tax dollars are paying for research, and the government just gives that research away to companies that then make a profit off of it, I think that's a problem.
Furthermore, I think it's perfectly fine for a government organization to collect fees. If my tax dollars are paying for research, and the government just gives that research away to companies that then make a profit off of it, I think that's a problem.
winner of fail said:
So what, each company spent about $10 million to get them to fuck off?
Big whoop, each of those companies spend about that much each year in catering and parking alone. They probably laughed themselves to death when those fucktarded Aussies showed up asking for that little.
Do those stupid wombat-fuckers realize how much each of those companies make in one financial quarter off their invention?
So what, each company spent about $10 million to get them to fuck off?
Big whoop, each of those companies spend about that much each year in catering and parking alone. They probably laughed themselves to death when those fucktarded Aussies showed up asking for that little.
Do those stupid wombat-fuckers realize how much each of those companies make in one financial quarter off their invention?
wow...I would sooner be a wombat fucker than a dirty Yankee which by your moron comments and bold text can only lead me to believe this. Its about future royalties you clown. I'm betting you have not one ounce of business sense.
winner of fail said:
So what, each company spent about $10 million to get them to fuck off?
Big whoop, each of those companies spend about that much each year in catering and parking alone. They probably laughed themselves to death when those fucktarded Aussies showed up asking for that little.
Do those stupid wombat-fuckers realize how much each of those companies make in one financial quarter off their invention?
So what, each company spent about $10 million to get them to fuck off?
Big whoop, each of those companies spend about that much each year in catering and parking alone. They probably laughed themselves to death when those fucktarded Aussies showed up asking for that little.
Do those stupid wombat-fuckers realize how much each of those companies make in one financial quarter off their invention?
Being smart enough to invent the tech in the first place, these guys also take on multi-billion dollar companies in small groups, make them acknowledge that the Aussies invented it, win court cases in american courts and ensure royalties.
Next time you buy something that uses wi-fi, winner of fail, I hope you get the same warm feeling I do, knowing that some of that money is coming down under to help fund the next bunch of wombat-fuckers and their awesome ideas.
Mr Black said:
Being smart enough to invent the tech in the first place, these guys also take on multi-billion dollar companies in small groups, make them acknowledge that the Aussies invented it, win court cases in american courts and ensure royalties.
Next time you buy something that uses wi-fi, winner of fail, I hope you get the same warm feeling I do, knowing that some of that money is coming down under to help fund the next bunch of wombat-fuckers and their awesome ideas.
Being smart enough to invent the tech in the first place, these guys also take on multi-billion dollar companies in small groups, make them acknowledge that the Aussies invented it, win court cases in american courts and ensure royalties.
Next time you buy something that uses wi-fi, winner of fail, I hope you get the same warm feeling I do, knowing that some of that money is coming down under to help fund the next bunch of wombat-fuckers and their awesome ideas.
a) they didn't invent the tech, they improved on it
2) name any other major technology to come out of the land down under.
on the other hand, who gives a fuck. ideas are universal. you came up with it, he came up with it, she came up with it, i came up with it, they came up with it, nobody gives a fuck. it exists now. we can all use it. our lives are better not because some guy came up with it; our lives are better because the idea exists. it's a part of the universe now. there will never be a time now where the idea of wi-fi doesn't exist. you could kill every member of the team that developed 802.11, and it wouldn't matter one bit.
human knowledge builds.
good job troll, your only mistake is that you didn't call him a fag or allude to sexual relations with their mother
swabeui said:
Patents don't live forever though... In the USA they are 20 years (pretty sure).
Assuming they developed the technology 15 years ago then they only have another 5 years left. My guess is they are looking for a lower amount to get SOMEthing while they still can.
Patents don't live forever though... In the USA they are 20 years (pretty sure).
Assuming they developed the technology 15 years ago then they only have another 5 years left. My guess is they are looking for a lower amount to get SOMEthing while they still can.
17 years from issue, so it expires in four years.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=E2MjAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v =onepage&q=&f=false
darkrain 1987 said:
good job troll, your only mistake is that you didn't call him a fag or allude to sexual relations with their mother
good job troll, your only mistake is that you didn't call him a fag or allude to sexual relations with their mother
rule 34 on the on the aussies taking EVERYONE to court and bending them over.
ideas are universal
hahaha
hahaha
softest voice said:
Oh, and FUCK YES on the Gary Oldman/Leon reference.
EEEEEEVVVERRRRYYYYYYOOOOOOONE!!!
awesome.
Oh, and FUCK YES on the Gary Oldman/Leon reference.
EEEEEEVVVERRRRYYYYYYOOOOOOONE!!!
awesome.
Dayum, I thought I was gonna waltz in here, nail that reference, and look like a genius. Well played, softest voice!!
AWESOME movie, 110% classic!! If you haven't seen it, look it up. It's your own loss if you don't.
The movie is in fact such a classic that "nailing that reference" does not earn you any Internet poince.
mediaphile said:
a) they didn't invent the tech, they improved on it
2) name any other major technology to come out of the land down under.
Flight black box, telephone, mechanical refrigeration, electronic pacemakers...just too name a few that come from down under...
a) they didn't invent the tech, they improved on it
2) name any other major technology to come out of the land down under.
Flight black box, telephone, mechanical refrigeration, electronic pacemakers...just too name a few that come from down under...
violatetangle said:
[quote=mediaphile]a) they didn't invent the tech, they improved on it
2) name any other major technology to come out of the land down under.
Flight black box,telephone, telephony, mechanical refrigeration, electronic pacemakers...just too name a few that come from down under...[/quote]
[quote=mediaphile]a) they didn't invent the tech, they improved on it
2) name any other major technology to come out of the land down under.
Flight black box,
violatetangle said:
Flight black box, telephone, mechanical refrigeration, electronic pacemakers...just too name a few that come from down under...
Flight black box, telephone, mechanical refrigeration, electronic pacemakers...just too name a few that come from down under...
Point conceded. I knew I was taking a risk with that one.
name any other major technology to come out of the land down under
Kiwi Shoe Polish.
And let me put some salt on that for you:
http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/Inventions/InventionsA.html
Che1964 said:
Kiwi Shoe Polish.
And let me put some salt on that for you:
http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/Inventions/InventionsA.html
Kiwi Shoe Polish.
And let me put some salt on that for you:
http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/Inventions/InventionsA.html
I already conceded the point. But I do find it funny that you can fit all the major inventions on one page. Doing so with inventions of the US or Japan or Germany or England would be sort of ridiculous.
mediaphile said:
I already conceded the point. But I do find it funny that you can fit all the major inventions on one page. Doing so with inventions of the US or Japan or Germany or England would be sort of ridiculous.
I already conceded the point. But I do find it funny that you can fit all the major inventions on one page. Doing so with inventions of the US or Japan or Germany or England would be sort of ridiculous.
Because, as we all know, web pages are of a standard length.
To further put it in perspective, all of Australia only has a population of 22 million (New York City has over 8 million alone) and only 200 years of western civilisation. On a per capita basis, we're also world leaders in sports, medicine and agriculture.
Crazy Austrians...
LOL
Polishqonder74 said:
Dayum, I thought I was gonna waltz in here, nail that reference, and look like a genius. Well played, softest voice!!
AWESOME movie, 110% classic!! If you haven't seen it, look it up. It's your own loss if you don't.
Dayum, I thought I was gonna waltz in here, nail that reference, and look like a genius. Well played, softest voice!!
AWESOME movie, 110% classic!! If you haven't seen it, look it up. It's your own loss if you don't.
Why thank you!
criSPYcroISsANT said:
The movie is in fact such a classic that "nailing that reference" does not earn you any Internet poince.
The movie is in fact such a classic that "nailing that reference" does not earn you any Internet poince.
yeah, you're right I guess. Just lemme have this one though man, cmon!!!
criSPYcroISsANT said:
The movie is in fact such a classic that "nailing that reference" does not earn you any Internet poince.
The movie is in fact such a classic that "nailing that reference" does not earn you any Internet poince.
Bingo. ( BEENG-goh )
"Somebody once asked me why don't you file against 100 companies and the answer is that it is logistically impossible, so we've decided to eat it in bite-sized chunks."
If I were a corporation that has ever made profit off the 802.11 technology I would be shitting myself right now.
Che1964 said:
Kiwi Shoe Polish.
And let me put some salt on that for you:
http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/Inventions/InventionsA.html
Kiwi Shoe Polish.
And let me put some salt on that for you:
http://www.whitehat.com.au/Australia/Inventions/InventionsA.html
Spray on skin!?!?!
You guys will argue over ANYTHING!
Develan said:
You guys will argue over ANYTHING!
You guys will argue over ANYTHING!
No, they won't.
B Rex said:
Bingo. ( BEENG-goh )
Bingo. ( BEENG-goh )
Wow. Thanks for your valuable input.
No, they won't.
Will too! I have several internet sources I can cite to prove it too. I also have first hand experience, and know someone who argues here. ALSO, religion is wrong, cops suck, Americans are fat/lazy, Britons have bad teeth, somethingsomething abortion and I approve of certain political views!
....I'm also glad these folks are getting their royalties.
Develan said:
Will too! I have several internet sources I can cite to prove it too. I also have first hand experience, and know someone who argues here. ALSO, religion is wrong, cops suck, Americans are fat/lazy, Britons have bad teeth, somethingsomething abortion and I approve of certain political views!
Will too! I have several internet sources I can cite to prove it too. I also have first hand experience, and know someone who argues here. ALSO, religion is wrong, cops suck, Americans are fat/lazy, Britons have bad teeth, somethingsomething abortion and I approve of certain political views!
Nobody feed the troll
wireshark bitches.
softest voice said:
Wow. Thanks for your valuable input.
Wow. Thanks for your valuable input.
http://www.entertonement.com/clips/gwcqvvwyxk--The-Professional-Gary-Oldman-Stan sfield-Bingo
...and just when I think I can't fail any harder...
oops. :D
That hurt my heart.
Nobody feed the troll
I was CLEARY joking! FUUUUUUUUUUU
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