[asterisk-biz] Verizon Vs Asterisk ?

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The difference is that Cisco could drag this out in the courts indefinitely
as they probably have more cash than Verizon.
 
I could see those Verizon patents made invalid if they went after someone
with enough money to fight it.
 
The bottom line is that Verizon wants to hurt and/or kill ITSP's before they
have enough cash to make it a fair fight IMHO. 

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From: Matt [mailto:mhoppes at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 5:39 AM
To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Verizon Vs Asterisk ?


This is basically enum.    There's nothing to say Asterisk can't provide
this functionality in their software, just like Cisco can.   The problem is
in if you use it.  We don't, and Vonage clearly feels they can get around
it, so I don't think it's a huge issue.   Originally, people were saying the
patent was against "the way VoIP was connecting to the PSTN" which would
have been a huge issue, but that really ISN'T the patent that the claim is
against.   

I agree, the patents are way too broad... especially the one about
billing... to me I don't see how Vonage WOULDN'T infringe upon that
one....but the judge says they didn't.


On 3/25/07, Alex Brecher <abrecher at successfulhosting.com> wrote: 

I read through each of the patents Verizon alleges Vonage is infringing.
The patents are extremely broad and two seem to possibly apply to parts of
Asterisk.  If Verizon is successful in its case against Vonage, could Digium

be next in its sights ?

See:

Enhanced internet domain name server     Patent # 6,104,711
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1
<http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=
1> &Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1 
&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6104711.PN.&OS=PN/6104711
&RS=PN/6104711

Method, server and telecommunications system for name translation on a
conditional basis and/or to a telephone number     Patent # 6,282,574 
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1
<http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=
1> &Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1
&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=
6282574.PN.&OS=PN/6282574
&RS=PN/6282574


I'm sure I'm not the only one looking to hear from Digium, Inc. about this
issue ?



Best Regards,

Alex Brecher

http://PremierPBX.com



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