LANCOR sues OLPC
Thrax
🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
<p>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.</p>
<p>Ade Adedeji, Council to LANCOR, released this comment in a statement:</p>
<blockquote>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.</blockquote>
<p>In the article Ars has <a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080102-lancor-sues-non-profit-charity-olpc-for-20-million.html">put forth</a>, 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.</p>
<p>In the Age of Litigation™, who needs evidence?</p>
<p>Ade Adedeji, Council to LANCOR, released this comment in a statement:</p>
<blockquote>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.</blockquote>
<p>In the article Ars has <a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080102-lancor-sues-non-profit-charity-olpc-for-20-million.html">put forth</a>, 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.</p>
<p>In the Age of Litigation™, who needs evidence?</p>
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