Hi Michael, > the Federal > Circuit ruled that "where, as here, a potential infringer has > actual notice of another's patent rights, he has an affirmative > duty to exercise due care to determine whether or not he is > infringing,"
That's the kind of obligation I was wondering about. GPL section 7 refers to conditions being imposed for any reason, and I'd say a legal duty of care is an imposed condition. The exercise of that duty can only lead to the conclusion that royalty-bearing patents and free software don't mix well. I am not a lawyer of course, but I do know that Debian would have a tough time denying that it knew patents existed on MP3. Cheers! Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
