Now in regards to cost, yes both software production and being transferred via internet costs money just as it would cost money to produce and transport a Lamborghini. Yes, the cost of a product is determined by its demand amongst the general public. But nonetheless, the quote I referenced before is a weak comparison. I’m having trouble giving a good reason why it isn’t, seeing as you continued to question me and then threw some shoe story glorified with a message about developers taking time and money into making a highly profitable product, which I understand that portion, just that that has nothing to do with Air Jordans being expensive because of high demand. Where was I? Run-on sentences are my weak point. But I digress.

Instead of trying to describe why it’s a poor comparison, let me provide you with a more relevant law suit that has been around for quite awhile. GM Foods. GM products are made with genetically modified (GM) food, the most common GM food being corn. These GM foods are made into the products we consume every day, such as the vast majority of chips are made with GM corn and many sweets are made with corn syrup because it is very cost-efficient. Now the GM foods start out as genetically modified seeds. These seeds are what made the law suits plentiful.

See, the company that first patented these GM seeds would go to other successful farms, test every one of their plants, and if there was one case of a GM product being used by that farm, they’d sue them for everything they had. it was always difficult for them to prevent such an occurrence because seeds spread. One gush of air can send 1,000 little seeds flying with it. Also, farmers would share seeds, buy seeds, the batches would contain a few GM seeds and they’d be screwed. What’s funny is that it has even been proved to grow naturally in that state, and yet it is patented.

My argument is that this software is just a seed that’s made its way into the farms of the gaming industry, it’s not a Lamborghini clone made exactly from the same design. This software is relatively easy to cross with that of Uniloc, especially with as general a description of their product they have given.

“by or through making, using, offering for sale, selling and/or importing Android based applications for use on cellular phones and/or tablet devices that require communication with a server to perform a license check to prevent the unauthorized use of said application.”

Basically, any software that would communicate to a server for authorization is going against their patent. Nearly every server based Android app uses this type of software, it isn’t uncommon. The lawsuit is going to fall through simple as that.

Air Jordans require the same amount of physical resources as a cheap pair of $20 shoes, however they have drastic differences in price. This is because the worth of products is not set by the physical resources it consumes, but by the desire of its creator, and agreed to by consumers who purchase the products. The comparison is valid because it describes the amount of time and money that can be spent on developing a highly profitable product, yet not pursuing any interest in actually using it.