[Asterisk-biz] Re: Asterisk Ffork - OpenPBX.org

[Paul]

Doug Meredith wrote:

>Jeremy McNamara <jj at nufone.net> wrote:
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>>Furthermore, I better not see any H.323, G.729 or OpenSSL support in 
>>this forked version or I will make it personal and sick the legal types 
>>after whomever is responsible.
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>I won't delve into the subtleties of the licensing, but I am curious
>if you have standing to take action for violations of the licenses of
>these products.  As I understand it, only the intellectual property
>holder can do so, not a third party.
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>Doug
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There is the matter of due diligence to safeguard the IP of another that 
you have rights to use. I can take as much action as my budget allows if 
you interfere with my duties to the IP holder. The court can award 
damages to cover my costs if I prevail. The IP holder might decide to 
jump in as a co-plaintiff. The IP holder might do that primarily because 
it supports the idea that they are selling something that is well worth 
the price they charge.