Why don't two or more companies join together in class action to fight Microsoft against this FUD??? Second, of the companies that did sign up with Microsoft before class action and before the suing companies WIN in class action, what happens to these companies that paid Microsoft for these patents? I don't think that patent system should be scrapped, but I do think that patents should be under the administrative control of the government entity, not Microsoft saying you are..... I'm sure if I had patents and I enforced the patents that I could find LOTS of patent infringements in the WILD. What is the standard that tells me this is infringement or not. Microsoft business model.... Litigation = profit !

"They are making something of nothing" Well that is the Microsoft business model isn't it?

I would reboot Sid Meier's Pirates, but make it a true MMO like World Of Warcraft. Use the map data from google or something.....

For these politicians that keep rolling out the âoeIf your not a criminal, you have nothing to worry about.â. I think the first test of this âoeLAWâ should be that we find out what Peter Van Loan's IP address is and all the other MP's and submit it to the ISP's. Then when we get the information back, make it VERY VERY public on a website. It would be nice to know if Peter Van Loan likes lots of PORN and that it comprises 90% of his internet traffic.... Then when they find out what he has been doing on the net and that the Police /Public obtained all this information about Peter Van Loan and decided to share it with the public. Lets see if he has âoesomething to hide....â Lastly, without a warrant, not only stating that they need the information, but who is to gather it/obtain it, I find the chance of impersonating a police office (offence in Canada) too tempting to get at that information. Just give a call to your local ISP state your such and such from the Police Service and get the ISP to send the information to a newly created hotmail or gmail address. Or just some police office curious after obtaining the girl he has been âoefollowingâ to see their IP activity.... GOVERNMENT ALONE CANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH THIS POWER. THIS CAN BE ABUSED.

Every communication via device is monitored. Ouch, its starting to make V for Vendetta look more like a documentary.