[asterisk-biz] Verizon v Vonage

[Trevor G. Hammonds]

Brian,
Do you have the referenced patent numbers?  The USA Today article did not
mention the, and a VYER cursory search did not reveal any more information.


		Sincerely,
		Trevor Hammonds

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Brian Fertig
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 6:27 AM
> To: email at mattruby.com; 'Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk
> Discussion'
> Subject: RE: [asterisk-biz] Verizon v Vonage
> 
> I read up on Verizon's claims against Vonage and found their patents
> are
> in
> no way shape or form precise enough to hold any weight.  They are so
> broad
> that
> Asterisk could never work around the patens of Verizon but just remove
> them
> instead.
> 
> --
> ........::::::::::.........
> Brian Fertig
> Sr. Data & Telecom Engineer
> Molten, Inc.
> Delaware Office
> 
> 
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
> |bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Rubenstein
> |Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 9:08 AM
> |To: Asterisk-Biz
> |Subject: [asterisk-biz] Verizon v Vonage
> |
> |	Verizon is suing Vonage for violating 48 patent claims, to shut
> |Vonage
> |down:
> |http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/money/20070220/vonage.art.htm .
> If
> |Verizon is granted a monopoly on operating under those patents, what
> |other VoIP services will have to shut down? Is Asterisk either immune,
> |or able to change quickly enough to operate outside these patents?
> |--
> |
> |(C) Matthew Rubenstein
> |