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Jul212012

Patent troll targets Minecraft on copy protection

From Boing Boing:

"Filed in 2001 and awarded in 2005, Uniloc's patent describes a system for "preventing unauthorized access to electronic data" which involves communication between a portable device and a license registration authority. Uniloc claims that this patent gives it rights to software that verifies licensing on the Android operating system"

Article at Boing Boing By Rob Beschizza

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