Mojang, makers of Minecraft, sued by patent troll

This is confusing. Minecraft on Android doesn't have any Minecraft specific authentication service, it's tied to your google account just like all other Android (market) apps.

You can find the app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojang.min...

The entire suit is based on something patently (ha ha ha) untrue.

Minecraft on the PC /does/ authenticate with a licensing server, but this suit specifies mobile.

Re: Mojang, makers of Minecraft, sued by patent troll

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Post by Foy » Sat, Jul 21, 2012, 9:48 AM UTC

Torn wrote: post #4

paraschopra wrote: post #3

How do CEOs of patent trolls sleep at night?

On fat wads of cash?

Or in their coffins?

Re: Mojang, makers of Minecraft, sued by patent troll

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Post by wedtm » Sat, Jul 21, 2012, 9:51 AM UTC

citricsquid wrote: post #5

This is confusing. Minecraft on Android doesn't have any Minecraft specific authentication service, it's tied to your google account just like all other Android (market) apps. You can find the app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojang.min... The entire suit is based on something patently (ha ha ha) untrue. Minecraft on the PC /does/ authenticate with a licensing server, but this suit specifie…

It's alright, the actual product cited is MINDcraft.

Re: Mojang, makers of Minecraft, sued by patent troll

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Post by aeurielesn » Sat, Jul 21, 2012, 9:52 AM UTC

As far as I know, Mojang doesn't have a game called "Mindcraft[sic]."

I wonder if this makes the whole plaintiff void?

Re: Mojang, makers of Minecraft, sued by patent troll

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Post by janmonschke » Sat, Jul 21, 2012, 10:01 AM UTC

How did the patent troll know about the unreleased and unannounced Minecraft 2 aka Mindcraft??

Re: Mojang, makers of Minecraft, sued by patent troll

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Post by gioele » Sat, Jul 21, 2012, 10:01 AM UTC

ryanmacg wrote: post #2

For further info on the patent in question http://news.priorsmart.com/uniloc-v-mojang-ab-l6rh/#pat-6857...

Link to the patent, no Flash required: http://www.google.com/patents/US6857067