On Tue, 2005-10-11 at 09:29 -0500, Kevin P. Fleming wrote: > trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com wrote: > > > Yes I understand that there would need to be two versions *or* digium > > gives free licenses to people who can be verified in places where > > software patents dont exist. However becuase digium is in a place where > > they do I bet that it would be legally impossible for them to provide > > free licenses to those in say the EU (and aparently AU). > > That would only be possible if we could somehow guarantee that those > patent indemnification licenses were _always_ going to be used in the > country of purchase, which is impossible. >
I would have thought it would be impossible becuase you are in a software patent country, and as such a legal argument could be made that the sale happened here and you didnt collect, thus putting you on the hook for the $10/seat. Without a deliverable the best you could do is go based on IP which with VPNs, proxies, and such you cant really verify that the person is in a different country or even for that matter a different office building. > At this time, Sipro and the consortium are operating under the belief > (right or wrong) that their patents apply worldwide because they are not > software patents. In fact, the patents themselves include no source > code, they are only algorithms, which could be implemented in a variety > of ways (software, custom silicon, abacus <G>). Any implementation of As I understand it at least in the UK that isnt enforcable. I havent read the specific UK law to know for sure, but its a rumor that is going around. Patents in the UK have to be something more tangible than a method, formulae, etc. I dont know if that is true of the EU in general, but its a moot point since you wouldnt be able to sell them anyway, I was just curious if you could/would. That now has been answered :) -- Trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com Bret McDanel UK +44 870 340 4605 Germany +49 801 777 555 3402 US +1 360 207 0479 or +1 516 687 5200 FreeWorldDialup: 635378
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