I am no fan of the BBC. Search "BBC Objective Israel" for a host of posts on the BBC's slanted reporting. But if they pay the AP, they have a right to resdistribute their news.
It's a merger. It's not a merger of equals. And Zappos may have negotiated some independence contractrually. According to the 8-K filing, "in connection with the proposed merger, Amazon.com will file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission that will contain a consent solicitation/prospectus. Zappos’ shareholders and investors are urged to carefully read the consent solicitation/prospectus when it becomes available and other relevant documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the proposed merger because they contain important information about Amazon.com, Zappos and the proposed merger. Shareholders and investors will be able to obtain the consent solicitation/prospectus when it becomes available at www.sec.gov or www.amazon.com/ir."
Not only was there an "awful lot of time, money and effort wasted" on defending against a facially invalid patent, but such groundless and ultimately futile attempts to extract money through a tactic of stating the obvious and then attempting to patent it and seeks royalties has the really negative consequence of stifling innovation, and (as is the case in the UK), the losers should need to pay the winners defense costs, which will help put the brakes on such on such naked greed.
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BBC
I am no fan of the BBC. Search "BBC Objective Israel" for a host of posts on the BBC's slanted reporting. But if they pay the AP, they have a right to resdistribute their news.
Zappos Merger
It's a merger. It's not a merger of equals. And Zappos may have negotiated some independence contractrually. According to the 8-K filing, "in connection with the proposed merger, Amazon.com will file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission that will contain a consent solicitation/prospectus. Zappos’ shareholders and investors are urged to carefully read the consent solicitation/prospectus when it becomes available and other relevant documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the proposed merger because they contain important information about Amazon.com, Zappos and the proposed merger. Shareholders and investors will be able to obtain the consent solicitation/prospectus when it becomes available at www.sec.gov or www.amazon.com/ir."
Compton Patent
Not only was there an "awful lot of time, money and effort wasted" on defending against a facially invalid patent, but such groundless and ultimately futile attempts to extract money through a tactic of stating the obvious and then attempting to patent it and seeks royalties has the really negative consequence of stifling innovation, and (as is the case in the UK), the losers should need to pay the winners defense costs, which will help put the brakes on such on such naked greed.