In an effort that could disrupt the growth potential of the Nigerian spamming market, LANCOR has sought a temporary injunction against the distribution of OLPC laptops in Nigeria. Hinged on the claim that OLPC deliberately and blatantly conspired to reverse engineer patented keyboard drivers and multi-lingual keyboard layouts, the injunction was awarded and the case will proceed.
Ade Adedeji, Council to LANCOR, released this comment in a statement:
The willful infringement of our client’s intellectual property is so blatant and self-evident in the OLPC’s XO Laptops […] we will have no problem establishing the facts of our client’s case against OLPC in any court of law.
In the article Ars has put forth, they note that the infringement claim and its evidence aren’t exactly rock-solid. While LANCOR claims public project tracking entries incited their wrath, they offer no specific reference to the entries in question.
In the Age of Litigation™, who needs evidence?
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