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Amazon and Netflix hit by patent suit
There seems to be no end to the patents coming out of the woodwork that cover common internet functionality. From Microsoft patenting "
tabbed browsing" to this latest suit by
BTG over tracking site visitors, it's hard for me to understand how anyone can believe that such patents are for the greater good.