[spam] RE: [Asterisk-Users] G.729 licensing/patent?

[Juergen K. Zick]

Well,

Kevin I agree .. but we really had this topic not too long ago ...

--snip--

Nevertheless, it's worth to visit

http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/

and to think about the (mostly bad) consequences of software patents ...

And see this example

http://webshop.ffii.org/

it will open your eyes ...

I think not a single bit of Asterisk would be legal ... then ...

Jürgen


>Benjamin on Asterisk Mailing Lists [benjk.on.asterisk.ml at gmail.com] wrote:
> > > Now, if someone had designed a chip that infringed the patents
> > > then the registered patents would be enforceable.  This is the real
> > > reason for using "an apparatus" in the claims.  In countries that
> > > don't allow software and mathematical patents, "an apparatus" can
> > > only mean hardware, and cannot be enforced against a software
> > > implementation.
> > >
> > Don't worry about that because they may sue you nonetheless and the
> > lawsuit will then bankrupt you anyway. You remind me of the guy on
> > whose tombstone is written "Run over by a truck at a zebra crossing.
> > His last words were 'But I have priority here!'"
> >
>Judgements, in England, are not automatically granted to the person
>who can write the biggest cheque.  A claim that "that software violates
>my patent" wouldn't even make it to court.  If, by some miracle, it did
>make it to court then it'd most likely get thrown out within the first
>five minutes.
>
>Under English law, the loser has to pay all reasonable legal costs
>incurred by the winner, which helps to avoid nuisance cases from being
>filed in the first place.
>
>Your views are biased upon the ridiculous legal system used in the US
>courts, where favourable judgements are only awarded to those who can
>afford them.  You can't buy judgements in England.
>
>Correct me if I'm wrong, but we've been over this before.  Perhaps
>we should simply agree to disagree before some Muppet decides to step
>in and embarrass himself with another $0.02 donation.