Patent Attack Lodsys Goals Now At Best Buy, Adidas

Lodsys, the company that operates high-profile patent infringement against many in the technology sector, has expanded its legal attack to include adidas, Best Buy and other reputable companies.

previous objectives of the company include IOS and Android developers, Samsung, Hewlett-Packard, Brother, and Motorola. Now the list is much longer, with a filing Friday, naming Sam's Club, Best Western, Black & Decker Container Store, Teaching Company, Vitamin Shoppe, Vegas.com, Adidas, CVS, and Best Buy.

The movement is not a complete surprise. Lodsys Adidas has sent a letter on April 19 said it has infringed four patents. And last week, a Michigan company called Results Provide subject to a declaratory decision on Lodsys. Anticipating the names Adidas, Best Buy customers who received letters saying they Lodsys use technology protected by patents.

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Arrests In Spain Does Not Mean The Problems Are More Sony

Spanish police say they have taken three people who were behind the massive PlayStation Network Security in April. But then it is probably comforting for Sony to have someone to blame, it does not mean he has no reason to rest easy when it comes to security threats.

FYI, Sony has nothing to say about the arrests. "I do not comment on pending investigations," said company spokesman Patrick Seybold in a statement. But if Sony has been involved in any way identify the three arrested by Spanish police, the very fact that Sony is breaking the news again in connection with legal proceedings against the number of members of the collective anonymous hacking could invite more time to return.

The three are said to be associated with Anonymous. Internet chat rooms frequented by people associated with this group is already in turmoil with the threat of retaliatory attacks. And a blog posted to AnonOps just had an image of "V" of the film "V for Vendetta", entitled "V of Spain," titled "Wait for us."

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