[asterisk-biz] Verizon v Vonage

[Tim Booth]

Trevor G. Hammonds wrote:
> 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
>> |
>>     
>
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poor vonage...their stock is already at a junk level.