BT Sues Google for Patent Infringements (Wired)

Wired covers the latest entrant into the wireless lawsuit game: BT. "An example patent is 'Service provision system for communications networks,' which BT was awarded in the 1990s. It essentially boils down to an app figuring out whether a phone is connected to the web via Wi-Fi or 3G, and choosing to stream at a different bandwidth. Google infringes this in Google Music and the Android Market, BT alleges." Yes, this is the same BT that once claimed to have patented the hyperlink.

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