Nearly two months ago Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Acceleration Bay LLC seeking declaratory judgment from the court in regard to allegations that Epic was using technology owned by AB in one of its many patents. Acceleration Bay filed a motion to dismiss on lack of subject matter jurisdiction (wrong court) as well as lack of controversy. In order to receive a declaratory judgment, a plaintiff must show the court that there is very likely to be a lawsuit over the matter. “The Court should dismiss this action because there is no immediate case or controversy between Epic Games and Acceleration Bay. Epic Games seeks declaratory judgment of non-infringement of seven patents owned by Acceleration Bay. But in the pre-suit communications that Epic Games alleges gave rise to this action, Acceleration Bay did not provide Epic Games with any claim charts or infringement analysis and Acceleration Bay did not threaten Epic Games with litigation. Instead, the parties were engaged in … [Read more...] about IPE Update: Acceleration Bay Files MTD Against Epic Games
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Yarr, Matey! Get Yer Booty to Booty Bay for World of Warcraft’s Pirate’s Day!
Yarr, matey! If ye didn't know, today be Pirate's Day in World of Warcraft. All ye with a bent to twisted Gaelic accents can get yer booties to Booty Bay to take on Cap'n DeMeza while dancin' a bit o'a jig. There even be quests for them who don't have the achievements locked away. And don't be forgettin' yer pirate garb thanks for the Emergency Pirate Outfit. Every pirate o'note needs a bird on his 'r' her shoulder, so be buyin' Petey for a smatterin' o'gold. Take on Ol'Eary the Shark out in the Bay if ye be wantin' to prove yer mettle. Last but no least, head off to the beach party, strip off yer boots and enjoy a spot o'rum. Need a treasure map o'details? Set yer headin' to the World of Warcraft site t'learn more. YARR! … [Read more...] about Yarr, Matey! Get Yer Booty to Booty Bay for World of Warcraft’s Pirate’s Day!
Remember Booty Bay in World of Warcraft? It’s back! In Sims 4 form!
If you’ve ever wandered through Booty Bay in World of Warcraft and thought that it’d be much cooler if the town featured a bunch of mannequins spouting gibberish and getting mad at one another for leaving dirty dishes in the middle of the hallway, you are probably a fan of The Sims 4. And now you can combine these two things with a complete recreation of Booty Bay in The Sims 4, right down to the exact placement of wooden crates. Yes, this is a thing. There’s a 40-minute video showing it off! Not only is this a cool video to watch, you can download and play around with the Sims-ified Booty Bay, as well as exploring other creations of user Sati Sim including Dalaran and the Darkmoon Faire. Sure, your playthrough in these areas will probably include Anduin and Saurfang becoming boyfriends and making Jaina very angry, but that really feels like more of a lateral move for storytelling in the franchise. … [Read more...] about Remember Booty Bay in World of Warcraft? It’s back! In Sims 4 form!
Tarnished Hope
Yesterday was a bit of a trying day for me personally. I’ve personally been bought into this notion that Mastodon provided a kinder gentler alternative to Twitter, but yesterday largely proved that notion completely wrong. The Fediverse has been the welcome home of the disenfranchised and marginalized, which is awesome since Twitter has not done a great job of protecting that group in any way. However some events happened recently and because of them I am glad that I joined up several weeks ago rather than right now at this time. I was able to see what I thought was the ActivityPub community in its native state, talking about interesting things openly and publicly and willing to friend each other just as easily. I was able to get settled in quickly with the help of a whole slew of people who offered useful advice as I docked myself into a corner of this big maelstrom of interesting things. I started out on Mastodon.cloud which was a large … [Read more...] about Tarnished Hope
Online Reputation Management: Evaluating, Protecting & Outsourcing
Home » Blogging » Online Reputation Management: Evaluating, Protecting, Restoring And Outsourcing Though the web has given an increased exposure to top ranking professionals, products, services and businesses, which has brought them an increased value but has also created a scenario where malicious attempts or otherwise someone or some organization might make a derogatory online statement that can spread like wildfire on the internet and destroy all the reputation that you have earned over the years. Protecting your online reputation should be one of the primary tasks that should be on your agenda if you want to prevent any such damage. In this post we will try to understand what is reputation management, how does it affect you, what are some of the top internet resources to gain more insight about reputation management and who are the best companies and people to talk to if someone has already done the damage and you want it to be rectified as soon as possible. Let us … [Read more...] about Online Reputation Management: Evaluating, Protecting & Outsourcing