An interesting thread on Slashdot. The warning labels on such products should prove to be interesting reading. A cogent summary of the problem with Internet patents. After all, person experience is one barrier to entry that's not easily torn down on the Net. A Space Odessey on a hill in a Seattle park.
Congratulations are due to whoever did the deed.
You may have thought you had rights. In fact, you just have old hardware. Trying to keep that sort of information in one's head can be so taxing. It seems to me that the sheep pretty much ended its owner's plans.