[ale] My Amiga Killed a Troll!

[m-aaron-r]

On 2010/05/12, at 03:20 , Richard Bronosky wrote:

> WOW! This is awesome. Can you please link to more details about the  
> case?

Don't know if you caught the links I included at the bottom of the  
forward....


>>
>> Related Links:
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>> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Jury-Decides-for-Red-Hat-Novell-in-Software-Patent-Lawsuit-874377/
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>> http://news.techworld.com/sme/3222399/novell-and-red-hat-defeat-linux-patent-lawsuit/
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>> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100430223358785
>> http://www.groklaw.net/
>> (@ Report from the Trial in IP Innovation v. Red Hat & Novell -  
>> Updated)

Groklaw probably has the most comprehensive stuff with a
little more searching.  That was where the request for Prior Art
came from -- Original Links here:

<http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090216150306923>
<http://www.post-issue.org/user-interface-with-multiple-workspaces-for-sharing-display-system-objects-3 
 >

This is the IP innovations (subsidiary of Acacia) case as Larry  
mentioned.

HTH!
peace
aaron


> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Aaron Ruscetta <arxaaron at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>> I just got home to find this email in my account...
>>
>> Apparently my habbits of being an eclectic collector of historic
>> computer gadgetry** and my work in restoring a 1986 Amiga
>> 1000 system to its multi-screen, muti-tasking glory as prior
>> art evidence for a Red Hat Linux patent fight paid off:
>>
>>    My Amiga Killed a Troll!
>>
>> Credit also to Stephen Belvins for posting notice of the
>> case on the ALE list.
>>
>> See links at end of message.
>>
>> Enjoy!
>> peace
>> aaron
>> **(aka geeky tech junk hoarder)
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Jalali, Neema <NJalali at gibsondunn.com>
>> Date: Tue, May 11, 2010 at 6:38 PM
>> Subject: Address for Amiga - and thank you
>> To: Aaron Ruscetta <arxaaron at gmail.com>
>>
>> Hi Aaron,
>>
>> In case you have not heard, Red Hat and Novell won a complete jury  
>> verdict
>> in the case for which you lent your Amiga.  During trial, one of  
>> our expert
>> witnesses gave a live demonstration of the Amiga to the jury.  The  
>> jury
>> ultimately found that the asserted patent claims were invalid, due  
>> to the
>> Amiga and/or the two other prior art references we presented.
>>
>> I just wanted to thank you again for your help in lending us the  
>> Amiga and
>> getting it to work.  We are grateful for your time and assistance.
>>
>> Now that the case is over, can you please let us know your address
>> so that we can return the computer to you?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Neema
>>
>> Neema Jalali
>>
>> GIBSON DUNN
>>
>> Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
>> 555 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-2933
>> Tel +1 415.393.8258 • Fax +1 415.374.8409
>> NJalali at gibsondunn.com • www.gibsondunn.com
>>
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>> Related Links:
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>> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Jury-Decides-for-Red-Hat-Novell-in-Software-Patent-Lawsuit-874377/
>>
>> http://news.techworld.com/sme/3222399/novell-and-red-hat-defeat-linux-patent-lawsuit/
>>
>> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100430223358785
>> http://www.groklaw.net/
>> (@ Report from the Trial in IP Innovation v. Red Hat & Novell -  
>> Updated)
>>
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