This was never prohibited by the old patent clause, which applied only to the patent holder's content.
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 2:05 AM, Jonathan Bishop <bish...@bishopphillips.com> wrote: >> The new TOS does not include a section on compulsory patent licensing. >> I hope that this omission was unintended and will be rectified, as >> software patents are a particular danger to open source developers. > > > Actually, it is more serious than the open source developers...and way more > problematic than the complex and subtle interplay of the TOS and the TPVP. > Without the "patent peace" clause it is possible for people to apply to > patent content in SL. Which means scripts and combinations of objects and > methods. > > > This is potentially disastrous for SL creators and LL as their world could > be wrapped up in patents that prevent the creation of new content. We could > look forward to patents on "a method to simulate wearable realworld skirts > using attached textured prims" - the prim skirt, and "a method to conduct > meetings in virtual worlds among remote attendees" - the meeting room. > > And, of course none of the content would be of sufficient value to justify > filing a defense over. > > Regards > > Jonathan Bishop > > > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges > _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
