{"id":547631,"date":"2006-01-04T06:44:34","date_gmt":"2006-01-04T06:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/technology\/547631-google-sued-for-voip-violation.html"},"modified":"2006-01-04T06:44:34","modified_gmt":"2006-01-04T06:44:34","slug":"google-sued-for-voip-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/547631-google-sued-for-voip-violation.html","title":{"rendered":"Google sued for VoIP violation"},"content":{"rendered":"

A small New York technology firm said it was suing search titan Google for up to five billion dollars for patent violation in the Internet telephony software used in Google Talk. <\/font><\/p>\n

Jerry Weinberger, chief executive of Rates Technology Inc. (RTI), said he was the inventor of software programming that allows telephone calls to be placed over the Internet. <\/font><\/p>\n

He said 120 companies, including Lucent, Cisco, IBM, Yahoo and Microsoft, have paid RTI to use the technology for "Voice over Internet Protocol" (VoIP) calls. <\/font><\/p>\n

RTI filed suit in a Long Island federal court against Google two months ago because the search engine was using the technology without authorisation, Weinberger said. <\/font><\/p>\n

"They told us to go to hell," the RTI boss said. "They are the most arrogant company in the world." <\/font><\/p>\n

Weinberger alleged that Google has abused two patented RTI software programs in Google Talk, which enables users to talk through a computer headset or to instant message each other for free. <\/font><\/p>\n

He said Google could be liable for damages of up to five billion dollars in a trial, unless it settles the complaint out of court. <\/font><\/p>\n

Google did not immediately return calls seeking comment. <\/font><\/p>\n

But a spokesman for the company quoted by the New York Post dismissed the lawsuit as "without merit" and said Google "will defend against it vigorously". <\/font><\/p>\n

News of the lawsuit hit Google stock, which has been a stellar performer on the Nasdaq exchange this year. <\/font><\/p>\n

The share price was down 5.17 dollars at 414.98 shortly after noon in New York. <\/font><\/p>\n

VoIP usage is growing fast. Microsoft and US telecoms group MCI allied this month to offer users low-cost global calling, joining a market that also includes Skype, recently purchased by eBay, and Yahoo along with Google. <\/font><\/p>\n

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