Tag: MICROSOFT MP3

The news of Microsoft's techslap -- handed down by a San Diego court to the tune of $1.5 Billion dollars in damages as penalty for Mp3 patent infringement -- may have been greeted by cheering Microsoft bashers but, the size and scope of the settlement re-opens the wounds of a US patent system gone horribly wrong. The case in question dates back to 2003, and its settlement cost could have been ...