The Industry Standard - Gibson wins lawsuit or settlement against Harmonix and Electronic Arts for patent infringement - Comments

Years. The only way this one

Bradley Baker — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:25:22 -0700

Years.

The only way this one ends any time soon is if they come to a settlement, likely granting both parties some IP rights.

On the other hand, a case like this will eventually settle. The odds of Gibson losing outright without SOME form of settlement is miniscule. Gibson isn't a SCO, where their entire business model requires a win, so they can take a settlement once it's clear a win is unlikely.

This doesn't seem like a very interesting prediction market. And with a short timeframe, after which the money will remain locked forever, I'd certainly not even consider playing it.

How long could a

Eric Hill812251 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:09:00 -0700

How long could a settlement/lawsuit take? If the prediction closes by April 24, certainly this wouldn't be decided by then, would it? Do you want the prediction to close, but not be judged until the event occurs?

Gibson wins lawsuit or settlement against Harmonix and Electronic Arts for patent infringement

Aaron Frias — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:57:16 -0700

Gibson Guitar has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Viacom Inc's (VIAb.N) MTV networks, Harmonix and Electronic Arts relating to the wildly popular "Rock Band" video game and Harmonix's previously developed game, "Guitar Hero."