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Zynga says it will fight $45 million fine for infringing decades-old IBM patents
A court ruled last week that gaming company Zynga infringed on IBM patents dating back to the pre-internet telecom platform Prodigy in the 1980s.
The internet is so core to how modern life operates that it's easy to forget how much of the technology that went into building the world wide web has patent protections. Zynga may be learning that the hard way, as a court ruled last week that the gaming company infringed on IBM patents dating back to the pre-internet telecom platform Prodigy from the 1980s. The computer company has had many online businesses in its crosshairs over the years, from the long-time giants (like Amazon and X, formerly Twitter) to the flashes in the pan (like Groupon).
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