eBay Patent Challenge Tomorrow
Tomorrow, the patent infringement lawsuit brought against eBay will be heard by a U.S. supreme court judge. The case has been brought by a small company, MercExchange, and covers eBay’s ‘Buy-It-Now’ function.
The case is being closely watched, not only by the software industry, but by the pharmaceutical industries, who see it as an important reinforcement of patent rights. This is more than a little flawed though. I can see how patents may be beneficial to the pharmaceutical industry due to the massive investment required to develop a new drug, but the concept of patenting software inventions is rather different. There is simply no way that a ‘Buy’ button on a website comes anywhere near the complexity and development effort of a new vaccine or treatment.
With a little luck, the outcome of this case will be favourable and strike a blow against the system of software patentability in the U.S., and consequently the its introduction into Europe.
Need help, Anyone else using iSale for ebay?
I thought I had moderate working knowledge of computers but this program has me stumped. Has anyone successfully used the FTP to load pics onto ebay through iSale from photobucket. How did your link look?
FTP server- ???
Picture path- ????
HTTP Picture path- ???
Im coming up empty here and dont have a clue why the pics arent uploading. Any help appreciated. Just point me to the right direction please.
Comment by Reed — November 28, 2006 @ 9:59 pm
Heyyy!!! I had heard this issue earlier, but i didn’t know about the company name. Everybody know ebay was a very popular company, it a bad time for ebay. God will only help them. Thnx..
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Comment by Don Lapre is a Superstar — December 11, 2006 @ 11:43 am