Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 72 Punch Mi Luohua!
When Steve Jobs said that Atari had the patent authorization of 'US3728480 A', Ethan Jones only felt that his eyes were clear, and all the weird behaviors that could not be explained before were all connected together by him!
First of all, that was a few months ago, the "Snake Game" negotiations.

Since people in the world are new to video games, they don't know the operation process and display techniques of video games at all, so most people think that Atari just copied Mi Luohua's work in the game "Pong", and there is no such thing as Clear video game patent infringement.Even if there is a lawsuit between Mirov and Atari, people only know that Atari will not be able to release new games in the next year, and they don't know that Yada has used a year of stagnation to exchange for a patent monster. Under this knowledge barrier, Ethan appeared with "Snake Game".

This appearance is a surprise for Atari!
When they themselves were about to give up the market, someone came to cooperate with them with a game?
This is simply the favor of God!
And when Nolan Bushnell saw the super high quality of "Snake Game", he should have had the idea of ​​"Snake Game" in his heart. If not, why did Don Valentine Will a 99-year licensing agreement be proposed?

At first, Ethan Jones thought that Don Valentine and the others were asking extravagant prices, waiting for him to pay back the money.

So he used Stanford to put pressure on him and signed the licensing contract for one year.

But look now... these guys must have done it on purpose!

Because the length of authorization time is meaningless to them!
Because they know better than anyone else that as long as "Snake Game" dares to sell, it is an infringing product!As long as Ethan Jones is willing to entrust "Snake Game" to them, they will definitely witness the scene of Ethan Jones being sued by Mirovah!
At this time, the second step, which is the step that is taking place, also occurs.

When Mirov took Ethan Jones and Atari to court, Ethan Jones, who was bound to lose the case, could only choose to lose money.

Because no one can win this case.

And Ethan Jones' claim is the best opportunity for Nolan Bushnell and Don Valentine, as long as they shift all responsibility for this incident to Ethan Jones, who has admitted patent infringement body, then they can sue Ethan Jones as a victim and require Ethan Jones to bear all the losses of the infringement.

That would be an astronomical figure!
"Snake Game" has sold close to [-] copies!
Even if Atari was merciful and only asked Ethan Jones to make up for their losses, he couldn't make up for it!
And in the case that Ethan Jones cannot afford the sky-high compensation, the third step, which is the step that Atari hopes to appear, will become inevitable.

If you can't pay the money, then use other things to pay off the debt.

And what is the most valuable thing about Ethan Jones?
Isn't that "Snake Game"!

After a tug-of-war, the two parties will inevitably reach an out-of-court settlement. Atari reluctantly accepts the infringing work "Snake Game" as compensation. "All proceeds!

After this operation, Ethan Jones could only leave with regret, and Atari only spent one million in compensation to obtain the entire copyright of "Snake Game", and this copyright... will bring them how many times income!

To be honest, when this speculation appeared in front of Ethan Jones like a flying horse, what Ethan Jones wanted to do most was to strangle Nolan Bushnell and Don Valentine!
Missed his "Snake Game" from the beginning?

Fuck it! ! !
Of course, even if Ethan Jones deduced the truth, he didn't mean to be arrogant, so he found Barbara the next day and told her all the news Jobs had received and his own speculation.

The complete series of content allowed Barbara to see everything clearly. At the same time, she also asked: "Ethan, how do you want to deal with this matter?"

"Mr. Barbara, how can I deal with this matter?" Ethan asked back, he wanted to hear the mage's advice.

"Uh……"

This question made Barbara ponder for a moment, "Ethan, although we have deduced the entire process of the whole incident, but these contents have no factual basis, they can only let us know what Atari is pursuing."

"If you follow the normal legal process, you will still lose the lawsuit and you will still have to pay compensation, but after knowing the truth, you will not pay in a muddled way, but pay with preparation..."

"I think you should be able to understand what I mean, right?"

Barbara looked at Ethan seriously.

"Yeah!" Ethan nodded with a smile, "I understand, so we can't follow the normal legal process, right?"

"..."

This question stunned Barbara for a moment.

Then, there was a dumbfounding look on her face, "Oh Ethan, I'm a lawyer and even a teacher. In this situation, you ask me if I can use non-legal problems to solve legal problems? You are simply... ..."

"Then can you answer a few questions for me?"

Ethan knew what Barbara was embarrassing, so he changed the question, "A few legal questions."

"That's fine." Barbara nodded readily, "So, what do you want to know about?"

It seems that the matter is a foregone conclusion, so Barbara also joked——

"For example, what is the crime of illegally invading someone's private house and shooting someone's head?"

"For another example, what is the maximum sentence for shooting a person in the street and causing death?"

"Or after causing a serial murder case, will the judge consider reducing the sentence if he turns himself in?"

"Hahaha..." Barbara's comparison almost made Ethan die of laughter, "Oh Barbara! Do you think I'm that kind of lunatic?"

"Of course!"

Barbara also replied with a smile on her face, "With all due respect, I can't think of any possible solution to this matter."

Ethan agrees with Barbara's words very much, because normal methods can no longer solve these problems, but at the same time, he also knows that apart from legal channels, there is another kind of attack in this world called magic.

When these guys don't talk about Wude, it's like what the old man said - 'Magic must defeat magic'.

Thinking of this, the smile on the corner of Ethan's mouth became wider, he sat upright, and asked: "Barbara, the first question, I want to know, after Mi Luohua sued me, before I submitted the statement of defense, Can Mi Luohua withdraw the lawsuit?"

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Sidley Austin has two offices in California, one in San Francisco and one in Los Angeles.

When Ethan stepped into Room 555, No. 2000, California Street, San Francisco, the two lawyers who delivered the lawyer's letter to him earlier greeted him with smiles.

After inviting Ethan to their office, they also poured him a cup of American ginseng tea, and then sat with him smilingly. When the soft sofa sunken into a subtle arc, their kind words followed Appear.

"Mr. Jones, it's a pleasure to see you again. Although we just talked to you on the phone, we still can't believe our ears. Therefore, we want to confirm with you again. Do you want our party to meet me?" Is it true that Luo Hua withdrew the lawsuit? And in order to achieve this fact, you are willing to accept all the compensation content in the complaint, that is, to compensate our client Mi Luohua for 100 million U.S. dollars, and promise not to sell "Snake Game" in the form of video games in the United States. ",Is it right?"

"Well...half and half."

Ethan Jones, who put on a suit and tie, smiled and said: "As long as your party Mi Luohua agrees to withdraw the lawsuit, I, Ethan Jones, and my sister, Evelyn Johnson, are willing to compensate you $100 million for the parties.”

"As for the prohibition promise you mentioned..."

"I don't think Mi Luohua, your party, will write this item in the settlement agreement."

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"of course can!"

Barbara nodded and said with a smile: "According to the laws of our country, after the plaintiff files a lawsuit in the court and before the defendant submits a statement of defense, the plaintiff can withdraw the lawsuit, but it needs to submit a voluntary withdrawal motion to the court to end the lawsuit." case."

"Of course, if the plaintiff chooses to withdraw the lawsuit, all costs between the prosecution and the withdrawal will be borne by the plaintiff."

"However, in practice, if the defendant and the plaintiff reach an agreement and want to solve the problem quickly, the costs that the plaintiff needs to bear will eventually be passed on to the defendant by the plaintiff."

After answering this question, Barbara also showed curiosity on her face, "Ethan, why did you ask this question?"

"Because I'm going to reconcile with Mi Luohua." Ethan said with a smile.

'? ’ This answer made Barbara puzzled, "Why?"

"How do you know Mi Luohua is willing to reconcile?"

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Ethan Jones' words made the two lawyers very puzzled.

They looked at each other first, and then the guy sitting on the left said: "Mr. Jones, with all due respect, I don't understand what you mean, because our party has made it clear that the infringers will be severely punished by the law."

"If you just want to solve the problem by losing money, then I don't think our party will agree."

"Really?" Ethan Jones smiled, nodded, and said, "Then please tell your parties, I, Ethan Jones, why they want to sue me and Atari separately. "

"Then, I would like to trouble you to tell your parties that their separate prosecutions are no problem."

"I, Ethan Jones, can assure them here that they will definitely get two compensations."

'? '

Sidley Austin's lawyers looked puzzled, they did not understand Ethan Jones' words.

But even so, they did as Ethan Jones asked.

After all, Mi Luohua's lawsuit against Atari was also done by them.

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"Barbara, you ask me why I know that Mi Luohua is willing to reach a settlement with me?"

"This question is actually very simple." Ethan Jones said with a smile: "As you said before, Mi Luohua's prosecution behavior is relatively abnormal. It was so abnormal that you once thought that Mi Luohua was deliberately targeting I."

"I couldn't answer your question before, but now I can answer it with certainty, yes and no."

"The reason for saying yes is very simple, because I think the reason why Mi Luohua sued me is that they feel ashamed of themselves."

"As you said before, when middle-level leaders can blame their subordinates in order to keep their jobs, those high-level leaders will not be much better. When they are questioned by their bosses, they will cry for help just like those who have fallen into the water. "

"My presence does bring them to questioning."

"So they will sue me at all costs to obtain compensation from me as much as possible, and this kind of thing can only be handed over to an external law firm, because no one knows whether the lawyers in the company are loyal or not."

Hearing this, Barbara's eyebrows stretched.

"Oh Ethan... that would totally make sense if that's the case."

At the same time, she also asked: "Why not?"

"The reason for not targeting me is actually simpler."

Ethan picked up the water glass on the table and shook it slightly.

The originally calm water suddenly became choppy.

Looking at the scene of losing his calm, Ethan raised his glass with a smile, "Because Mi Luohua himself knows that Atari owns the patent authorization for video games and training devices, but they don't know whether Atari is infringing. "

"Steve Jobs' words woke me up last night. He said that Atari has a way to circumvent the infringement problem of "Snake Game", as long as the contract we sign does not involve machine agents."

"Mi Luohua will definitely know about this kind of thing."

"So, just to be safe, they sued separately."

"Because my infringement is an inevitable fact, the provisional application of the patent office can testify, and Atari's infringement is Schrödinger's cat. When Atari did not pat the contract we signed in front of Mi Luohua, Mi Luohua Hua also does not know whether Atari is infringing."

"When Mi Luohua starts doing this, it can only prove one thing..."

Ethan drank the water in the glass and looked at Barbara with a smile, "The people who decide to sue us don't care whether we are infringing at all, they just want to get compensation safely, and get compensation through legal channels. Get compensation that will prove to their bosses that they are right."

"If they really cared, they would send a letter to inquire first, rather than directly prosecuting."

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"Uh...Mr. Jones...I just contacted our client, and they are very satisfied with the news you gave."

Sidley Austin's lawyer looked at Ethan Jones with a smile and said: "However, our client said that this established fact cannot be a bargaining chip in the deal unless you can come up with something else, something that interests our client." s things."

"Then I want to know, what would interest your client?"

Ethan Jones leaned back, interlocking his fingers on his stomach.

"You should be able to feel that I am here today with sincerity."

"Oh, Mr. Jones, sincerity is not a thing of the mouth, is it?"

Sidley Austin's lawyer, who went to communicate with Mi Luohua on the phone earlier, said with a smile: "You can promise us more."

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"But even if you know that Mi Luohua is just asking for money, and Mi Luohua's top management is just trying to keep your job, but taking the initiative to reconcile is actually the most unfavorable choice for you. Do you understand what I mean? Ethan?"

Barbara took a deep breath and said: "If we follow the procedure, we will submit the statement of defense, and then submit the evidence on time, and the court will bring the case to a settlement, then with the intervention of the judge, you will not have to pay that much at all. Rich."

Speaking of this, Barbara paused for a while, then changed her tone, and said earnestly:
"Ethan, I should have told you that judges are not gods, they are human beings."

"When two young children stand in the dock and listen to the plaintiff's lawyer explaining their crimes in a daze, as long as they are a judge, they will feel sympathy! Because they know how outrageous this patent is!"

"Although in this case, in order to maintain the justice of the law, you will still lose the case, but the judge, or the jury in the end, will feel that the compensation of one million is too much!"

"They will definitely reduce Mi Luohua's compensation as appropriate!"

"If I were to defend you, I would definitely say that you were unintentional. In this case, 20? Only paid 70 yuan! I can even tell you that if it exceeds 20 yuan...Stanford can't stand it!"

"As long as I report the matter and Evelyn tells Wenton about it, all the leaders of the school will call for you, and they will take the initiative to communicate with those idiots in the San Francisco court!"

"Because you really can't blame you for this matter!"

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"Promise more?"

Attorney Sidley Austin's words made Ethan Jones laugh.

"I think you may not have figured out the crux of the problem. Reconciliation is actually more in your interest."

"If you really want to go to court, even if you have legal principles, you can't get more money than the settlement!"

"Because your party, Mi Luohua, has never publicly declared to the outside world that he owns the patent of 'Video Game and Training Device'! It's not that your party cannot announce it, but that your party dare not announce it!"

"As long as a normal person knows how outrageous this patent is! Your party only dares to sue directly, but does not dare to let you send a lawyer's letter. It is nothing more than trying to use legal means to block the mouth of the infringer!"

"If you send a lawyer's letter directly, the infringer will definitely publicize your client's outrageous patent to the media, thereby gaining support from public opinion, and if you directly sue, you can use the "Federal Rules of Procedure" to require the defendant to protect your client's patent information! Because this involves the privacy and commercial secrets of your party!"

At the end of the speech, Ethan Jones also leaned slightly and laughed: "But your request can only deceive ordinary people, right? Because before the court issues a protection order, I can disclose everything to the media."

"The other defendants didn't dare to disclose it, just because they knew that the lawsuit would be lost, and wanted to reach a settlement with your party and pay less money."

"But when I am willing to lose money, you are unwilling to reconcile, and insist on the ban on sale..."

"That's really embarrassing."

Although Ethan Jones was smiling, his words were cold, "Tell Mirovah."

"If he insists on a ban, I'll contact the Los Angeles Times."

"Don't they want to make money lying on patents?"

"I would really like to know how much you can earn from this unjust but inevitable lawsuit after the incident is exposed?"

"I think there's one thing you guys know better than me, right?"

"Judges are people too."

Sidley Austin's attorney took a deep look at Ethan Jones.

Then got up and called.

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"Yeah~Yeah~Yeah~" Barbara's words made Ethan nod repeatedly.

"I know, I know it's better for me to go to court, but I need this settlement."

'? '

Barbara didn't understand what Ethan meant.

If you can lose less money and lose more money, isn’t this a disease?
And Ethan said with a smile on his face: "Oh Barbara, maybe in your opinion, my current behavior has the meaning of 'don't be reasonable in an unreasonable environment, and don't be a hero when you have to lose', but ...I'm sorry, you are wrong, this is not what I am after at all."

'That's not it? '

Barbara still didn't get it.

In the next second, Ethan's face changed, and he said loudly——

"Because I want Mi Luohua to die! Let those who continue to push their responsibilities onto me die!!"

"I've had enough of their endless finding faults!!!"

"And how to let them die?"

"It's easy!"

"Just make one person feel sorry for me!"

"As for who that person is..."

"I suppose you guessed it?"

The sudden voice was venting the anger in his heart.

Inquiries that return to calmness are the transmission of inner thoughts.

When Ethan returned to peace and showed Barbara a harmless smile at Barbara, Barbara who was taken aback by him also laughed "goose goose goose", patted her thigh and couldn't stop nod--

"Yeah~"

"If you want Mirov to die."

"Just make Professor Ralph Bell think you're miserable."

"And Professor Ralph Bell..."

"He will definitely think you are miserable."

"Because he was very dissatisfied with Mirov, and you helped Chuck Paido."

That's right!

The reason Ethan was willing to lose money was because he wanted to meet Professor Ralph Bell!
Because in the future, as long as he wants to make video games, it is impossible for him to get around the pitiful patent of the video game and training device created by Professor Ralph Bell!When Mi Luohua holds it in his hand, it is equivalent to holding the entire North American video game market!

So in this case, how does Ethan play the game?
Can't do it!
But even if this patent is in Niubi, there is still a way to bypass it!
As long as Professor Ralph Bell is willing to make games, he can get a new life in California just like Chuck Pedro and MOS 6502!
As for Professor Ralph Bell, is he willing to make games?

The problem doesn't really exist.

Because Steve Jobs once said to Ethan that in order not to destroy the video game market in North America, Professor Ralph Bell and Nolan Bushnell reached a settlement!This old man would rather suffer himself than protect the budding game market!

So, when Ethan found out that Mi Luohua's group of idiots were just asking for money, he decided to pay them 100 million.Then I went to visit Ralph Bell, told him that I wanted to make a game, and begged the old man to come out and make a similar patent, so that the idiots of Mirovah would eat shit!

Didn't Mi Luohua want to lie down and make money?
I just demolished your home!Split your bed!Raise your bed board!

I let you lie down!
From now on, I will not charge any patent fees for those who come over to make games by affiliates!
Let's see who kills who!
Of course, all of Ethan's self-confidence actually came from Evelyn's previous awakening.

When he helps Chuck Paido, these dreamers will push him to the position of a saint.

If someone else is looking for Ralph Bell, the old man may hesitate.

But Ethan believes that when he goes by himself, the other party will only warmly welcome him.

"Clap clap clap..."

Barbara clapped her hands.

"Ethan—Ethan Jones—"

"you really are--"

"too crazy!"

"Oh! Fxxk! I've been in the industry for many years, but this is really the first time I've seen a crazy client like you!"

Although the export was dirty, Barbara still had to admit that there was nothing wrong with Ethan's thinking.

Are you legally invulnerable?

I'm sorry, I can draw my salary from the bottom!
After sighing, Barbara asked curiously again: "Where are you going to get the 100 million compensation from?"

"The figure of 100 million should be very stressful for your family, right?"

"Who said I have to pay for the 100 million?" Ethan asked with a smile, tilting his head slightly.

"Huh?" Barbara froze for a moment, then continued, "You want to—"

"Yes, you are right."

Ethan clapped his hands, straightened his collar, "Shouldn't Atari pay for this?"

"Since they want to take away my "Snake Game", don't blame me for smashing their patent license!"

Having said that, Ethan stood up with a smile.

"See you later, Miss Barbara."

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"Okay, Mr. Jones, our client has agreed to settle with you."

After the second phone call, Sidley Austin's lawyer came back in front of Ethan Jones, "However, our client said that we will send someone to San Francisco to discuss the specific details with you, and please be on time. turn up."

"no problem."

Ethan Jones stood up with a smile, and stretched out his right hand actively.

"I hope we can reach a consensus soon."

"We also hope that this day will come sooner rather than later."

Two attorneys for Sidley Austin shook hands with Ethan Jones one by one.

"See you later." The two lawyers nodded.

"See you later," Ethan Jones said with a smile.

　Note: ① What is written in the article, Barbara knows that Ralph Bell doesn't like Mirov is a fact, not for plot modification. In reality, when Mirov sued those game companies frantically, Ralph Bell Bell publicly stated that he didn't like Mi Luohua's rights protection behavior. This old man really wanted to make games.Later, when Mi Luohua refused to listen to persuasion and just stopped earning money in the game, Ralph Bell cooperated with another company named Coleco.

　　PS: Today’s chapters are 6.8K, two-in-one, there is no more at [-]:[-] pm, and tomorrow should be one two-in-one at [-]:[-] noon. This kind of chapters that need to be written in one go can’t be written intermittently. Please post intermittently. sorry.

　　
　
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