Talk:Kickstarter/Sandbox/Patent dispute (Kickstarter, under discussion)
Patent dispute (section to be included in Kickstarter, debate closed)[edit]
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On September 30, 2011, Kickstarter filed a request for declaratory judgment against ArtistShare and Fan Funded who owns U.S. patent US 7885887 , "Methods and apparatuses for financing and marketing a creative work". Brian Camelio, the founder of ArtistShare, is named as the inventor on the patent. KickStarter says it believes it is under threat of a patent infringement lawsuit. Kickstarter has asked that the patent be invalidated, or, at the very least, that the court find that Kickstarter is not liable of infringement.[1][2][3] In February 2012, ArtistShare and Fan Funded responded to Kickstarter's complaint notably claiming that patent infringement litigation was never threatened, that "ArtistShare merely approached KickStarter about licensing their platform, including patent rights", and that "rather than responding to ArtistShare's request for a counter-proposal, Kickstarter filed this lawsuit."[4] The judge has ruled, however, that the case can go forward. ArtistShare has responded by filing a counterclaim alleging that Kickstarter is indeed infringing its patent.[5]
References
- ^ Sarah Jacobsson Purewal (October 5, 2011). "Kickstarter Faces Patent Suit Over Funding Idea". PCWorld. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
- ^ Eriq Gardner (October 4, 2011). "KickStarter Seeks To Protect Fan-Funding Model From Patent Threat". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ^ "Crowdfunding-sites verwikkeld in patentstrijd" (in Dutch). NUzakelijk. October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
Het gaat om de website Kickstarter die een patent van website ArtistShare ongeldig wil verklaren. Kickstarter ontving verschillende verzoeken van ArtistShare-oprichter Brian Camelio om een licentie op zijn patent te nemen." English translation: "The website Kickstarter wants that a patent from the ArtistShare website be declared invalid. Kickstarter received several requests from ArtistShare-founder Brian Camelio to take a license on his patent
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Eriq Gardner (February 16, 2012). "Hollywood Docket: Comedy Club Documentary Lawsuit; Michael Jordan vs. 1st Amendment". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ^ Jeffries, Adrianne (14 May 2012). "Kickstarter Wins Small Victory in Patent Lawsuit With 2000-Era Crowdfunding Site". BetaBeat. The New York Observer. Retrieved 17 May 2012.