[Asterisk-Dev] Re: [Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers?

[David Pollak]

Folks,

Black and White Software was selling software that monitored a fax modem 
on NeXT computers and forwarded incoming faxes to e-mail addresses back 
in 1992.  If you need more information, I can dig up advertisements for 
the product from NeXTWorld magazine.  I used the product (and know other 
who did as well.)  It seems to be prior art to the fax via e-mail patents.

If you all need more help, just ping me.

Thanks,

David


Brian West wrote:

> Anyone know a really good patent lawyers... Here are a list of  
> patents we have been accused of violating: (And yes we run Asterisk 
> +spandsp)
>
> 5675507 - Message storage and delivery system (voicemail)
> 6208638 - Method and apparatus for transmission and retrieval of  
> facsimile and
>             audio messages over a circuit or packet switched network  
> (spandsp sending faxes via email)
> 6350066 - Systems and methods for storing, delivering, and managing  
> messages (think vmail.cgi)
> 6564321 - Systems and methods for storing, delivering, and managing  
> messages (again vmail.cgi)
> 6857074 - Systems and methods for storing, delivering, and managing  
> messages (same as the other two)
> 6597688 - Scalable architecture for transmission of messages over a  
> network (usage with spandsp)
>
> Non-Asterisk Related:
> 6073165 -Filtering computer network messages directed to a user's e- 
> mail box based on user defined filters, and forwarding a filtered  
> message to the user's receiver
>
> Some of these patents are just silly and could apply to ANY voicemail  
> or messaging system on the planet even email.  We face a "real" legal  
> battle with these patents in question.. putting this out here because  
> it could have an effect on anyone offering services be it voicemail  
> or fax using Asterisk.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
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