Matthew Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> However, 8.2b terminates rights when you sue a Participant alleging that >> *anything* infringes any patent. >> >> As far as I know, *nobody* thinks that is OK. For instance, it could be >> over >> Participant's use of your patent for extracting aluminum from ore. > > It terminates a right we don't require in the first place. If the patent > is actively enforced, we potentially have problems - if it isn't, why is > it more of a problem than a license which didn't grant those permissions > in the first place?
Thus is not just about software patents. If I have invented a new Wheel, and microsoft rips me off and begins producing my Wheel, I would like to sue them to get them to stop. If they're a Participant here, I can't do so! At least, if I do sue them, I lose my copyright license to this software. Surely you agree that a clause restricting licensees from suing licensors at all would be non-free? -Brian -- Brian Sniffen [EMAIL PROTECTED]