"Noel J. Bergman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 5. Reciprocity. If You institute patent litigation against any entity > (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that a > Contribution and/or the Work, without modification (other than > modifications that are Contribution(s)), constitutes direct or contributory > patent infringement, then any patent licenses granted to You under this > License for that Contribution or such Work shall terminate as of the date > such litigation is filed.
Sorry to but in- I'm not an attorney either, but one thing that bothered me about the original was that the scope of this section (5) appeared to extend beyond "this Work". I much prefer the above language over the original. > which seems similar to your: > > > If you institute patent litigation against a Contributor alleging > > that a computer program by itself infringes on a patent (including a > > cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit), then any patent licenses > > granted by that Contributor to You under this License shall terminate as > > of the date such litigation is filed. > > Do you concur, after you re-read her message? I'd say the crux of the difference is that "a computer program" isn't necessarily the one offered under this license. -- Joe Schaefer
