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Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”

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Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”

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Post by TazeTSchnitzel »

eru wrote: post #3
Narretz wrote: post #2

How is this patentable? Isn't this just API stuff?

Almost everything is patentable. The real test is holding the patent up in court.

A test I expect this will fail. Fairly sure there's some prior art for this.

Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”

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Post by gauravsc »

eru wrote: post #3
Narretz wrote: post #2

How is this patentable? Isn't this just API stuff?

Almost everything is patentable. The real test is holding the patent up in court.

I guess going by the apple-samsung lawsuit, getting your patent validated in court seems to depend a lot on random chance as well.

Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”

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Post by slowpoke »

eru wrote: post #3
Narretz wrote: post #2

How is this patentable? Isn't this just API stuff?

Almost everything is patentable. The real test is holding the patent up in court.

>The real test is holding the patent up in court.

Or threatening enough people to sue them for umpteen fantastillion dollars unless they pay you ransom money^W^W licensing fees.

Remind me why we still have this fucked up system?

Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”

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Post by timrichard »

I'd love it if the clerk(s) in question could explain how it isn't "obvious to a person 'skilled in the relevant art' applying reasonable diligence and effort."

One thing these characters could patent is a system and method of auto renewing and parking a domain they host if their site is used to check on it as it approaches expiry. I give GoDaddy a wide berth.

Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”

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Post by bluetidepro »

So, say I buy a domain from Register.com and then manually post it on my Facebook that I bought this, that isn't Register.com's fault right?

This seems pointless because you could still just encourage people to do it manually, in another part of the purchase flow, or maybe even a week or two after? It seems to me that the patent just blocks you from having an official Facebook share button or Tweet (or something like that) button on the checkout summary page.

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