ouch this has to hurt sony.

[Cidien]

I say screw patents personally. They do have their purposes, but for the most part all they do is prevent certain ideas or technologies from being advanced. Yes, a patent can be a good thing to protect a big company from stealing a small companies/persons idea. However, it's even worse when that patent gives that small company/person a monopoly on the product. Good for the company, bad for the consumer.