Skype seeks British Court ruling to overturn claims by license holder Joltid
Should Skype, the Internet telephone company purchased by eBay in 2005, come out the loser in its growing litigation against Joltid, which licenses critical peer-to-peer communication technology to the company, the “continued operation of Skype’s business as currently conducted would likely not be possible”, according to a filing eBay made with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday.
Joltid, the British Virgin Islands-based company founded in 2001 by the folks behind the music-sharing company Kazaa, claims that Skype has breached the terms of its licensing agreement. “In particular, Joltid has alleged that Skype should not possess, use or modify certain software code and that, by doing so, and by disclosing the Code in certain U.S. patent cases, pursuant to orders from U.S. courts, it has breached the license agreement,” according to a statement from eBay included in the filing.
Skype is asking the English High Court to invalidate Joltid’s claim “on the basis of, among other things, the parties’ mutual dealings” since the licensing agreement was executive. Furthermore, Skype says it lawfully disclosed Joltid’s code in connection with patent litigation in the U.S.
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bergentyer
The Skype and Paypal issues are only diversionary tactics! When are the stockholders going to realize that ebay’s CEO is taking them for HUGE fools??? He touts, “Don’t look at ebay’s numbers. I’ve got a new plan”, but the “new plan” is STILL to kill ebay, ebay Inc.’s bread & butter. “Here, look at Paypal and ignore how I am destroying ebay’s core and millions of what WOULD have been future patrons”. Get rid of him before there is nothing left to save of ebay or your money!
Read what his own employees think of him at glassdoor.com. Read the sentiments of (ex) ebay users by searching the internet for Terminate ebay’s CEO, John Donahoe at petitiononline.com
It’s time to look out for YOUR best interests and fire the person responsible for YOUR losses!
Educate yourselves about what ebay’s CEO, John Donahoe is REALLY doing to ebay Inc! Because of Donahoe’s policies, sellers are constantly getting their items stolen from them by their buyers with the help of ebay Inc. and Paypal! Donahoe’s policies are aiding thieving sellers shill bid against honest buyers! The site has turned into nothing more than a free-for-all for scammers from both sides. The honest buyers and sellers are leaving by the droves and if you really care about your money, I’d suggest you look at the REAL facts rather than buying into Donahoe’s smoke and mirror parlor tricks! Take a good long hard look at ebay’s recent decline and pay particular notice to the FACT that it began when Donahoe and Whitman teamed up with their “Disruptive Innovation” scheme against ebay. To hide the reality, ebay is purging it’s boards by deleting honest posts and by suspending all members who dare post the truths about ebay’s deceitful practices.
Search the internet for this title, then decide how long you want your name connected to such a corrupt business: “Battle over bag: Seller loses out in online sale”.
Millions of online shoppers and sellers have already left, more are leaving. Fire Donahoe to save what’s left of your investments!
Apr 3, 2009
Dion Risbeck
Someone should call you “Mr. Epic”
Mar 10, 2010