Father of the Web Takes Stand in Patent Case
Thursday, 09 February 2012 20:13
What could get the inventor of the World Wide Web to testify in a courtroom for the first time? A patent suit that’s perceived as a threat to the modern web, particularly interactive features. Tim Berners-Lee, who teaches at MIT and is considered one of the fathers of the Web, testified Tuesday about the early days of the web, as part of a case brought by a patent-licensing company called Eolas, and in which Google, Amazon and Yahoo are defendants, according to Wired.
