Report Says 36.4% of World's Computers Infringe on IP 331
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "According to a new report by Digital Music News, 36.4% of the world's computers have LimeWire installed. Given their claim that filling an iPod legally would cost about $40,000, they're pretty sure that most of those computers are infringing upon at least a few imaginary property rights. BitTorrent shouldn't feel left out, though. BitTorrent actually uses more bandwidth, but the article suggests that this is because it is used to share larger files, like movies."
thankfully (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It always amuses me (Score:5, Funny)
In other news (Score:4, Funny)
Re:It always amuses me (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I bet it's closer to 100% (Score:3, Funny)
If you count IP infringements made by software vendors. Face it, in the world where One Click patent can even exits, you're _guaranteed_ to infringe on someone's intellectual property if your code is more complicated than "Hello world".
Not true, actually. I patented all uses of the letters in that order.
You owe me $5.
The Report Continues... (Score:5, Funny)
22.9% infringe UDP.
The report doesn't mention other protocols, but as IPv6 gains ground, we're all sure to see lots more infringement.
Re:$40,000 iPods? (Score:3, Funny)
I think they calculated that figure based on the average content of a computer geek's iPod - namely, exactly 42 million copies of Wilhelmscream.mp3
Re:I bet it's closer to 100% (Score:5, Funny)
1. Hello World is a registered trademark of Servognome Corp. Any use or redistribution without the implied oral consent of Servognome is strictly prohibited
2. Patent #45239223 - Display of the words "Hello World" on a digital device
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Re:That's It? (Score:5, Funny)
(Ducking and running from the inevitable Troll mod points.)
Re:I bet it's closer to 100% (Score:2, Funny)
Shit! I just had a letter from my lawyer telling me I am infringing upon a patent and owe him $25.
Re:It always amuses me (Score:5, Funny)
Lies, damn lies and statistics (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I bet it's closer to 100% (Score:3, Funny)