At first I thought it was some kinda joke... like making fun of
Odex or something.
Then I actually saw this and the sh!t storm it stirred up at HWZ
Forums.
http://www.vuestar.biz/faq.php <--- Im not
using an image... please don't invoice me.
So, what these guys are claiming is that, if you attach a hyper
link to an image, you are infringing their patents, and you have to
pay them. That means, you cannot use a "<a
href='../thatsMe.html'><img
src='../mypicture.jpg'/></a>"
They are saying that its THEIR patented technology in US,
Australia and Singapore. Funny, being a web-designer / web
master for the last few years, I figured it was a W3C thing.
Its like lesson 2 in HTML to link images.
A quick look at their original patent suggests otherwise.
They a technology to use images to HELP LOCATE web pages generated
from search engine results. This 'technology' "<a
href='../thatsMe.html'><img
src='../mypicture.jpg'/></a>" definitely does
not belong to them.
So if you guys get invoiced for this BS, ignore it and be
prepared to fight a lawsuit AND win.