Amazon Patents Electronic Gifting 164
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samzenpus
from the all-your-gifts-are-belong-to-us dept.
from the all-your-gifts-are-belong-to-us dept.
theodp writes "Simply giving your mother an e-book for her birthday could constitute patent infringement now that the USPTO's gone and awarded Amazon.com a patent on the 'Electronic Gifting' of items such as music, movies, television programs, games, or books. BusinessInsider speculates that the patent may be of concern to Facebook, which just dropped a reported $80 million on social gift-giving app maker Karma Science."
Re:This is an outrage (Score:5, Funny)
Dan Brown e-book (Score:5, Funny)
Re:guaranteed profit (Score:3, Funny)
well you sir are infringing on my patent on electronic numbered lists that end with the word "profit"!
Re:Prior Art (Score:4, Funny)
Seriously? Not law school? My parents are going to kick me out of the basement if they figure out I'm not down here studying.