Michael Poole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whether the lawsuit is frivolous or not is totally irrelevant. What > is relevant is that the user is required to give up a legal protection > he normally has -- for no better reason than the convenience of the > copyright holder to sue users. The cost is particularly aggravated by > the fact that we have already seen frivolous claims on the part of > copyright owners.
We've seen frivolous suits against software alleging patent infringement. Since the only way we can protect our users from these is to stop distributing software, should we do so? -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
