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chasm said:

Something here doesn’t add up. The filmmakers were trying to get this film made in the 2010s, Mr. Ackerman didn’t even publish his book until 2016, so the Tetris Company couldn’t have stolen it before that point, so … what material were the filmmakers using to peddle the project prior to 2016?

Also, it doesn’t sound like Apple (though undoubtedly named in the suit) actually has anything to do with this. From Mr. Ackerman’s own accusations, his lawsuit is against the Tetris Company for stealing his book and then using that stolen property to sell the film rights. Also … how do you not notice your book has been stolen until months after the finished film has come out? Wouldn’t you have noticed that the film rights were sold in 2020?

I’m not doubting Mr. Ackerman’s view on the matter, but much of this doesn’t make sense yet. Hopefully any court case (or settlement) will answer these and other questions about how this (allegedly) happened.

gatorguy said:

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NYC362 said:

lorca2770 said:

Please, correct me.
I have been following Apple since 1984 (Mac 128 ߘꩦlt;/p>

Was it not S Job who at some point, during the tough times, sold ARM (since it was Apple’s company)? I think I understood it was Apple Reduced Memory. It was one of those developments that were undermined by Microsoft with the permanent: “stop the presses we are coming with something better”. So many Apple developments were drowned by, at the time, all powerful MS.
Please advise.

I can't find anything online about Steve Jobs/Apple having owned ARM in the past.  ARM stands for Advanced RISC Machine.  

Apple owned shares in ARM. Prior to that it was involved in Acorn Computer. 

It sold off a chunk of its ARM shares around 20 years ago. 

NYC362 is correct and it was a large part of ARM.  Apple didn't sell because of any problem with ARM (they used the chips since the Newton, if not earlier) but rather because the company needed the cash.

But they probably did not sell any of the patents, that they created when they owned part of the ARM triplets. I don’t think the processor that Apple used in the Newton was an off the shelf chip.

In short, I don’t think Apple sold off the intellectual property (patents) that led to the creation of that chip that was used in the Newton or the Newton itself...

What's the lifespan of patent protection?  

chasm said:

"Multifunction Commander Knob" is going to end up as a nickname for ... er, something ...