BT could face legal action over hyperlink claim Patents6/21/2000; 9:26:43 AM "Anger against BT's patent - predominantly in the US where the intellectual property specialists are currently talking to ISPs over issuing licences - has flared quicker than hooligans rioting after a game of basketball."Ironically, it's an action welcomed by some. Donavon J Pfeiffer Jr told The Register: 'As an American citizen, steeped in greed and raised on profit motive and litigation, I am hopeful that BT wins this lawsuit."'I and my cyberbuddies will then launch a class action suit against BT for every broken link we've ever had to deal with using product liability as the basis for the suit. After all, one load of bovine fecal matter deserves another.'"Also see several people commenting on previous art that applies to the issues at hand far better then the British Telecommunications (BT) patent.