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kotaku.com - 7/2/2009

Microsoft Sued Over Xbox Live [Legal]

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In 1994, Peter Hochstein and Jeffrey Tenenbaum patented a method for "communicating live while playing the same video game in separate locations". In 2004, they sued Microsoft, accusing Xbox Live of infringing on that patent. Now, five years later, the case is finally starting to heat up.  ...

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playstationlifestyle.net - 7/9/2009

Sony: PSN No Longer Playing “Catch up” With Xbox Live

— playstationlifestyle.net — Sony Computer Entertainment America’s director of PSN Operations, Eric Lempel, recently stated that the PlayStation Network is... no longer playing “catch up” to Xbox Live, and currently offers items and services that do not exist on XBL. “I don’t think ... (more) Sony: PSN No Longer Playing “Catch up” With Xbox Live

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gamesindustry.biz - 7/8/2009

News: Sony: We're no longer playing catch up with Xbox Live

— gamesindustry.biz — The PlayStation Network offers a lot of things Xbox Live doesn't and is no longer playing catch... up with the Microsoft online service, according to Sony Computer Entertainment America's director of PSN Operations, Eric Lempel.  ... (more) News: Sony: We're no longer playing catch up with ...

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gamasutra.com - 7/1/2009

News - Microsoft Adding Silverlight-Based Rich Media To Xbox Live Ads

— gamasutra.com — Microsoft plans to bring its Silverlight graphical framework to Xbox 360, enabling portability of online advertising campaigns... between the console and other Silverlight-supporting platforms. According to a MediaPost report , Microsoft will open up ... (more) News - Microsoft Adding Silverlight-Based Rich Media To ...

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Patent parasites sue Microsoft over Xbox Live
Destructoid — ... When it comes to frivolous and greed-driven lawsuits, few disgust me more than those instigated by patent trolls. People who make vague patents and then sue whenever they can claim infringement should really be lined up and shot, but for now, Microsoft is going to have to deal with a group who have repeatedly tried to make money out of online gaming networks. ...

Microsoft Resorting To Legal Trickery With Lawsuit Over Xbox Live?
G4 TV - TheFeed — ... documents on the plaintiffs without any index. Sony was also sued by Hochstein and Tenenbaum over the PS2's network, but Sony settled the case for an undisclosed amount of money. Seems like the reverse of the lawsuit over rumble in controllers. In that case, Microsoft settled and licensed the tech to include rumble on the Xbox 360. Sony was the one that dragged the process out, finally releasing the DualShock 3 after settling the case. Source ...