EFF: The War On Patents

[News]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a group of researchers, software experts and lawyers, has put Nintendo and a few other companies in its' sights regarding 10 specific patents.

The report from the EFF Patent Busting Project's ten most-wanted patents claims that Nintendo has strictly held on to "rights to some platform software for hand-held games." Nintendo has been accused of "threatening reverse engineering of videogames to promote interoperability and emulation by hobbyists and entrepreneurs like Crimson Fire Entertainment and Gambit Studios"

The goal of the EFF is to have what it considers to be the ten most dangerous patents to the well-being of the public domain revoked.

Nintendo was selected from a group of 200 submissions requesting action be taken on various patents.

[speed stick]

Does this mean Nintendo is in trouble again?

[OutlawAdidas]

I dunno if this is a bad thing or good thing

[KamiKaZe]

The ROM thing is all I care about, but I couldn't understand if they're going to crack down on it or what. That's confusing to read.

[Viper]

^ I made a few adjustments. Yes, this group is going to try to take N to court to have that patent removed but if you are familiar with Nintendos track record in the courtroom, this group doesn't stand a chance in hell of winning.

[HereticPB]

Like when Nintendo lost the court case about price fixing the Game Boy!!

[Viper]

I'm more referring to the battles with Atari and Tengen over Nintendo patents.