An anonymous reader writes “A Singapore firm, VueStar has threatened to sue websites that use photos or graphics to link to another page, claiming it owns the patent for a technology used by millions around the world. The company is also planning to take on giants like Microsoft and Google. It is a battle that could, at least in theory, upend the World wide web. The firm has been sending out invoices to Singapore companies since last week asking them to pay up.”

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