> It's up to Macromedia/Adobe to lay out the rules for the game. Having the > referee play on one of the teams doesn't make much of a great sport and > leaves the other side wondering if it's worth playing at all. >
You guys are amazing. You are totally willing to allow macromedia to define/create law that does not in fact exist. It is certainly true that they may sue. That is, unfortunately, anyones right, even if they know themselves to be dead wrong. This is suing for intimidation. Sometimes called "vexatious litigation". Any suit in this area in my view would be vexatious litigation designed to muddy the water against an unfunded open source group. The bottom line is, last time I looked, neither Adobe, nor Macromedia created nor own the US Federal Court System. They do not control the US Patent and Trademark office. The fact that they are big gives them one, albeit powerful tool. Money. But do not allow "having money" to be translated into "having *valid* grounds to sue". It may translate into "having the capacity to sue". But this is an important distinction. Regards Hank _______________________________________________ osflash mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org
