Even experts get it wrong

> Its amazing to see so many people loyal to this game maker. Good on him.

Eh, didn't take the time to consider some of us are against the patent bullying, and not just fanboys.

> 1. I am not the inventor of the patent in question.

> 2. The personal attacks are a bit much don't you think?

As long as people aren't doing anything illegal, I don't see why they should refrain from letting you know their displeasure.

This blog post doesn't give enough context. My google searches say he is backing up the company, but distancing himself personally from the lawsuit.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/118649-Uniloc-Crea... http://www.computerandvideogames.com/359452/uniloc-founder-r...

> Patents are there to stop people stealing a technology you invented and letting you have a fair shot at making a living from it. If Uniloc wants to test this in court it is there prerogative, the same way that Mojang contested the use of the copyright term "Scrolls" and took people to court.

As notch pointed out, he is throwing around the word theft when patent infringement isn't theft(for the simplest example, consider 2 people independently discovering/inventing something), and Bethesda took Mojang to court, not the other way round.

This is the problem I've always had with patents, but I've never been able to articulate it before.

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