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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[World of Warcraft and Second Life are next, says Worlds.com CEO]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/12/world-of-warcraft-and-second-life-are-next-says-worlds-com-ceo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/12/world-of-warcraft-and-second-life-are-next-says-worlds-com-ceo/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/12/world-of-warcraft-and-second-life-are-next-says-worlds-com-ceo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/world-of-warcraft/" rel="tag">World of Warcraft</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/second-life/" rel="tag">Second Life</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/legal/" rel="tag">Legal</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/virtual-worlds/" rel="tag">Virtual worlds</a></p><p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/12/legal-worlds-vs-ncsoft.jpg" alt="" />As you are probably already well aware, virtual environment business Worlds.com is currently engaging in <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/12/29/worlds-com-files-suit-against-ncsoft-for-patent-infringement/">a legal action against MMOG developer/operator NCsoft for patent infringment</a>, based on a patent that more or less covers almost every client-server based multiplayer game and virtual environment out there.</p>
<p>It doesn't end there, however. Worlds.com CEO <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/worldscom-ceo-were-absolutely-going-to-sue-second-life-and-world-of-warcraft-2009-3">Thom Kidrin has told Eric Krangel at Business Insider</a> that if the suit against NCsoft succeeds, industry leaders <em><a target="_blank" href="http://worldofwarcraft.com/">World of Warcraft</a></em> and <a href="http://secondlife.com/"><em>Second Life</em></a> are next. The company's legal representatives in this action, General Patent Corporation also yesterday announced that Worlds.com has been granted a third patent that extends the reach of their existing two.</p><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/12/world-of-warcraft-and-second-life-are-next-says-worlds-com-ceo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>World of Warcraft and Second Life are next, says Worlds.com CEO</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/12/world-of-warcraft-and-second-life-are-next-says-worlds-com-ceo/">World of Warcraft and Second Life are next, says Worlds.com CEO</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/12/world-of-warcraft-and-second-life-are-next-says-worlds-com-ceo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1485742/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/12/world-of-warcraft-and-second-life-are-next-says-worlds-com-ceo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alexander-poltorak</category><category>breaking</category><category>eric-krangel</category><category>general-patent-corporation</category><category>infringement</category><category>law</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>ncsoft</category><category>patent</category><category>patent-troll</category><category>paul-lerner</category><category>suit</category><category>thom-kidrin</category><category>worlds.com</category><category>worlds.com-vs-ncsoft</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tateru Nino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
