Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Patents on some Linux OS code
From: Pedro Lozano (pl2_AT_ono.com)
Date: Wed Dec 08 2004 - 22:47:25 EET
Then I dont understand why there are companies pushing for the aproval of
software patents in europe and worldwide. To patent stupid things and not
using these patents for anything?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Davis" <paul_AT_linuxaudiosystems.com>
To: "The Linux Audio Developers' Mailing List"
<linux-audio-dev_AT_music.columbia.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Patents on some Linux OS code
> >They think that if there is no "producer" backing the product then they
> >can
>>attack the user as the guilty of the patent infraction, and I think that
>>we
>>will see more threats and trials because of that. This is something that
>>is
>>happening, not only my thoughs.
>
> it is *not* happening. its as simple as that. court cases based on s/w
> patents are very, very, very hard to find, for reasons i outlined
> earlier.
>
> so-called "intellectual property" cases are happening, but these are
> entirely different in that they are based on copyright and trademark
> and trade secret laws, which do not look anything like patent law.
>
> --p
>
>
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