Re: Patent clauses in licenses

2004-09-21 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Florian Weimer wrote: > * Glenn Maynard: > >> I don't believe that enforcing software patents is a legitimate "legal >> right" that needs to be protected. > > There is no such thing, "software patents" is misleading. We are > concerned with patents that can be infringed by software, not patents

Re: Patent clauses in licenses

2004-09-21 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Thomas Hood wrote: > On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:30:13 +0200, Glenn Maynard wrote: >> I don't believe that enforcing software patents is a legitimate "legal >> right" that needs to be protected. > > > It is fine that you think that people who sue for patent infringement are > naughty, but it is also

Re: Patent clauses in licenses

2004-09-21 Thread Nathanael Nerode
John Hasler wrote: > Michael Poole writes: >> Company B's "defensive" claims also affect all other users of the >> original software -- now that they attempt to enforce their patent >> rights, no other users can assume themselves to be safe. > > Why do you assume that company B's claims must have

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Re: Patent clauses in licenses

2004-09-21 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 03:02:49PM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > It is bad patent law which favours patent owners. It is fine to use > copyright licences to "correct" copyright law, but using copyright > licences to "correct" non-copyright law - be it patent law, gun > control law or nuclear technology