# And the verdict was

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**Created:** [September 17, 2003, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/and-the-verdict-was/31002 "2003-09-17T05:06:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![comicGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90db22/32.png) [@comicGeek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/comicGeek)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/and-the-verdict-was/31002/1 "2003-09-17T05:06:31Z")

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> and everybody thought the GIF patent issue was absurrrrd…

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Patent could force web change

Web developers are anxiously waiting for a Microsoft announcement about  
changes to its Internet Explorer browser after a US court found that it  
infringes another company’s software patent.

Last month the Chicago District Court awarded $521 million in damages to  
Eolas, the small company which holds the patent, ordering Microsoft to  
remove all infringing technology from its browser and other programs.

## read more here: [BBC NEWS | Technology | Patent could force web change](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3109180.stm)

and what about Netscape, Opera, Mozilla, and Safari? do they have the  
tiniest idea the U.S. patent system is flawed?  
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A maybe we should start thinking about our current work? ☹