[WikiEN-l] Sure sign that Britannica is dead meat: it's turned into a patent troll

[Mathias Schindler]

On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 3:25 PM, geni<geniice at gmail.com> wrote:

> Patent dates to 1993 about when Encarta first appeared. I don't think
> that Britannica could quite be considered dead meet at that point.

Owning a (software) patent is one thing, using it beyond mere
defensive measure is another. The road map litigation did not start in
1993.

Mathias