On Sat, 2002-08-31 at 11:39, Oohara Yuuma wrote: > If they insist we are violating their patent, it is their job > to prove it, no? "Guilty unless proven otherwise" is illegal > (at least in Japan).
Yes, this is true. However, we also have the burden of hiring legal counsel to defend ourselves, and this is the real problem: we plain can't afford to do so - very few people can (generally it's only corporations who do). So, while we will legally be considered not-guilty or not-liable until we are found otherwise (probably), we just plain don't have the resources to establish the precedent or our not-liable-ness, and so must simply bow to the patent holder's request - i.e., they get what they want without a fight from us. -- Joe Drew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "A veritable oggasm of patent law erupts and coats all readers of debian-devel"
