Directory of Amazon.com Resources

Includes criticisms of Amazon.com over its use of patents granted for obvious Web techniques. A boycott was started ca. 1999, but was later dropped.

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Amazon sues Barnesandnoble.com over patent

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-231798.html
The Net retail giant sues Barnesandnoble.com, alleging that the rival book and music e-tailer illegally copied Amazon's patented 1-Click technology. [CNet]
Amazon Wins Court Ruling in Patent Case

http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/12/biztech/articles/03amazon.html
Signaling that many common features on Web sites can be patented, a federal judge has ordered Barnesandnoble.com to stop using a "one click ordering" system that Amazon.com patented. [New York Times] [Free subscription required]
Igdmlgd

http://igdmlgd.blogspot.com/
Weblog detailing the progress of the author's request for reexamination of the Amazon one-click patent.
Richard Stallman Calls for Amazon Boycott

http://slashdot.org/story/99/12/13/2353214/richard-stallman-calls-for-amazon-boycott
Discussion of Linux Today article by Richard Stallman. [Slashdot]
Wired on Amazon.com Boycott

http://slashdot.org/yro/99/12/20/1138251.shtml
Discussion of Wired article on the Amazon.com boycott. [Slashdot]

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