EFF Busts Illegitimate Subdomain Patent 96
eldavojohn writes "Unlike a lot of community support protection programs, the EFF's Patent Busting Project is starting to bear real fruit instead of just leveling the finger at offenders. The USPTO is revoking an illegitimate patent granted in 2004 that sounds like automatically assigning subdomains. Sites like Wordpress, LiveJournal, or basically anyone with generated subdomains have been doing this for quite some time. If you have some extra cash, now's the time to pony up a few bucks so the EFF can carry on as one of the few organizations genuinely protecting your interests."
Is it just me... (Score:4, Interesting)
Donate to us, because we got a patent revoked.
Any chance at getting money back? (Score:2, Interesting)
If someone licensed the patent for a period extending past the date of revocation, can they successfully sue for a pro-rated refund?