Blackboard's Reverse Rent
Suppose I charge You rent to live in Your house? Wouldn't that be a sweet deal?
Blackboard Inc. has ripped off ideas from the Intellectual Commons -- ideas small and large contributed by a community of inquirers and practitioners -- made it their "intellectual property" and now want to charge everyone reverse rent for it.
Blackboard Inc. continues to claim that their patent is "limited". How so? They decline to comment except to say: "Make my day, See you in court!"
In the meantime they have filed for other patents. What do these patents cover? Whose ideas are these? And whom will they sue next? Are you in their bullseye?
PUB. APP. NO. Title
1. 20060168233
Internet-based education support system and methods
2. 20060026213
Content and portal systems and associated methods
3. 20050086296
Content system and associated methods
4. 20040167822
Method and system for conducting online transactions
5. 20040030781
Internet-based education support system and method with multi-language capability
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