as the plot thickens... I notice from this link
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1061915/000115752302001447/a4290695.txt that iEN is also sueing the air force and I Quote from this form
"On September 24, 2002 the Company filed an administrative claim for patent
infringement before the Air Force pursuant to Title 10 United States Code,
Section 2386 in compliance with 48 CFR Subpart 227.70, Infringement Claims,
Licenses, and Assignments. The Company is the holder of United States Patent no.
6,042,477 - a method of and system for minimizing the effects of time
latency...on interconnected computers. The Company uses its technology to manage
the effects of time latency across the internet for its massively multi-player
flight simulators. The Company believes that the actions of the Air Force
infringe the above named patent. The Company desires to license the above
referenced patent to the Air Force or to be compensated for past infringement." unquote.
what this looks like to me that ien owns the rights to pat.6,042,477 I dont know if they had eclusive rights, or what that agreement was w/ HTC, but if ien did not finish paying for the rights to this then all agreements should be nul and void.
On a personal note , In my personal dealings with HTC (2 1/2 years) I have had nothing but the upmost greatest support from them .
(when my house burnt down and I didnt play in the main i had to unsub ... my wife called them up and explained , they not only unsubbed me they also refunded my monies from the time i stopped entering the game. 2 months worth )
I would gladly invest into a fund for them ...