Fergal Daly wrote:
Small point - I don't think that calling an online video shop "innovative" is a great, it's less innovative than some of the patents we criticise for their lack of innovation.
Can we make it clear that we don't think this is innovative, but similar obstacles would apply. Or we could just change to an example of how ridiculous any sort of web based selling is in patent-land.
It may not be innovative in technology terms, but it could be seen as an innovative business idea if the market was right. For example, E-Bay was not the first online auction site, they weren't really a technology innovator, but few would deny that they are a business innovator, not because they were first, but because they were best.
Ian.