Leif Madsen wrote: > On 3/11/07, Philip Mullis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Reading the google links there is apparntly pattents on thinks like >> >> pc user => server => pots lines
If you unpack what is meant exactly by "pc", "user", "server" and "POTS lines" things start to get a little messy ... :-) Does the patent prohibit routing packets from a pc to a server that is connected to POTS lines ? A patent on a codec or some specific device I can understand, but a patent on the general concept of a communications channel across networks? >> and also >> end device => internet => server => pstn connections. >> Im amazed that nortel, verizon,cisco and bell have not sued digium yet or >> the open source community. > > Because Digium doesn't have enough money *yet* > Watch for it. But EBay/Skype/Yahoo Google do have money and must violate many of the permitted ideas of telecommunications. Errm I meant patents not ideas. Perhaps the reason for the lack of lawsuits so far is that if the patents were rigorously enforced it would accelerate the adoption of pure end-to-end VoIP which is what the owners of POTS do not want to happen.
