One Laptop Per Child foundation sued by Nigerian keyboard firm

It seems that Nigerian keyboard firm Lagos Analysis Corp who makes the XO laptop keyboard is suing the One Laptop Per Child foundation. Lagos has made claims that the foundation has in fact reverse-engineered their software drivers illegally in order to make the OLPC keypad.

The Nigerian firm has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit, and they are to issue more lawsuits in all countries where the One Laptop Per Child is available. According to reghardware.co.uk, Lagos CEO, Adé G. Oyegbọla claims that Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of the OLPC foundation actually purchased two of the XO laptop keyboards and reverse-engineered them for use in his OLPC.

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