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As you are probably already well aware, virtual environment business Worlds.com is currently engaging in
a legal action against MMOG developer/operator NCsoft for patent infringment, based on a patent that more or less covers almost every client-server based multiplayer game and virtual environment out there.
It doesn't end there, however. Worlds.com CEO
Thom Kidrin has told Eric Krangel at Business Insider that if the suit against NCsoft succeeds, industry leaders
World of Warcraft and
Second Life are next. The company's legal representatives in this action, General Patent Corporation also yesterday announced that Worlds.com has been granted a third patent that extends the reach of their existing two.
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CommentsAuthor: Tateru Nino
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Publish Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EST
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