[asterisk-users] G.729 pre-compiled binaries and Asterisk 1.2.x.

[Andrew Joakimsen]

Ok, let's just agree to disagree and say that using patented software
without a patent license is "wrong"

What I am saying is you can be sued to the poorhouse but you won't be
arrested and put in jail.

On Jan 15, 2008 7:55 AM, Steve Totaro <stotaro at totarotechnologies.com> wrote:
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> On Jan 15, 2008 12:57 AM, Andrew Joakimsen <joakimsen at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Jan 14, 2008 7:50 PM, Steve Totaro <stotaro at totarotechnologies.com>
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> > > I would argue that it is illegal.  The main definition of illegal is "
> 1.
> > > against law: contravening a specific law, especially a criminal law".
> > > http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/illegal.html
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> > Illegal means that something violates a criminal law. You linked to a
> > page that describe the law in the US regarding patentholders
> > registration of said patents. I'm not saying we should infringe on the
> > patentholder's right I am simply saying it is not a criminal act, at
> > least in the US.
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> > > While it may not be against criminal law in the US it can be in France
> and
> > > Austria, in the US it is certainly "against a specific law".
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_law#Law
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> > Software is generally not patentable in the European Union (and
> > probably in the countries that are pseudo-EU members)
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> > > Anyways, buying the license is the right thing to do unless you live
> where
> > > software patent laws are not applicable.
> >
> > Totally agree.
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> Did you even bother to read the definition of "against the law" that I
> posted?  In that definition, "against law: contravening a specific law,",
> that being violating patent law.  Then it goes on to say "especially a
> criminal law"
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> Sorry Andrew, but I take Encarta's definition over yours.
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> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
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