Kodak and other companies have patented the digital imaging technology in their names. There are law suites and other legal troubles which are going on among the major companies. A basic question is, should commodity technology must be patented? It is imperative to say that once the technology becomes popular and is included in the life style of the people, patent office must take cognizance of the fact that such technology can not remain sole property of the inventor. It is something like this, if you make a pin to stitch papers and the company which created pin for the first time sues you. Same is the case of the other product based companies. Camera is so common gadget that its technology must be made available to public domain for further improvements. The cases, litigation and other issues are not very unusual among the companies. A company fighting for keeping the hold on market and the greed that they would not allow anyone to enter in that domain is anti-market and fare level playing field principals. In recent news, Kodak sued few companies which it thought are using its imaging technology in the phones. This is ridiculous and perhaps Kodak is looking for the money. It is not really a case of genuine blame when one feels that his invention has been stolen.
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