Re: [android-developers] Just received Lodsys letter...

2011-08-18 Thread Neal Jansons 
This is just more of the same BS that has been going on for years. Lodsys 
playing the same game everyone else has been playing isn't going to lead to 
patent reform, it's just going to lead to more small developers being 
intimidated and beginning programmers not even trying to create because they 
are scared of getting sued.

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Re: [android-developers] Just received Lodsys letter...

2011-08-17 Thread Christopher Van Kirk 
I for one hope that they (Lodsys) carry on behaving like extortionist 
gangsters. It's the surest path to patent reform as it relates to software.


Thanks Lodsys!

On 8/17/2011 8:48 PM, TreKing wrote:
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:52 AM, David Erosa García > wrote:


They have attached a screenshot of my webpage in which there are
two links, one for the lite version and another one for the full
version...


Wait, they are basing their claim on your having *links* for your app 
on your *website* ? Not having a link *in your free app* to the paid one?


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Re: [android-developers] Just received Lodsys letter...

2011-08-17 Thread David Erosa García 
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 2:48 PM, TreKing  wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:52 AM, David Erosa García 
> wrote:
>>
>> They have attached a screenshot of my webpage in which there are two
>> links, one for the lite version and another one for the full version...
>
> Wait, they are basing their claim on your having *links* for your app on
> your *website* ? Not having a link *in your free app* to the paid one?

The Claim Chart shows an screenshot of my app menu, followed by a
screenshot of my webpage (http://www.forgotten-systems.com/collage/)
pointing to the Market links. Of course there's a link to my web page
from my app...

 The other sshots are from the Market ,concretely the "Buy" button and
the "OK" button of the "Purchase and allow access" dialog (¿?) This
last one is related to "Collecting the results of the interaction from
usersin a central location to allow for an upgrade to occur in the
product".

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Re: [android-developers] Just received Lodsys letter...

2011-08-17 Thread TreKing 
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:52 AM, David Erosa García wrote:

> They have attached a screenshot of my webpage in which there are two links,
> one for the lite version and another one for the full version...
>

Wait, they are basing their claim on your having *links* for your app on
your *website* ? Not having a link *in your free app* to the paid one?

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Re: [android-developers] Just received Lodsys letter...

2011-08-17 Thread David Erosa García 
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Pablo Escribano
 wrote:
> Hello David:
>
> from Spain with love, "mandalos al carajo", this is Europe
>
> Regards,
>
> Pablo
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Hi Pablo. I didn't know you were around :)

I'm afraid I can't do that, ...as this claim refers to my US merchant
activities as Android developer

Regards.

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> 2011/8/17 David Erosa García 
>>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> I'm a "solo" developer from Spain and just received a letter from
>> lodsys claiming infringment for 4 US patents...
>> I've been in shock since I received it an hour ago and just wanted to
>> know if any of you has any kind of advise for this situation...  I do
>> understand almost nothing of the lawyer-style language of the letter
>> :(
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Re: [android-developers] Just received Lodsys letter...

2011-08-17 Thread Pablo Escribano 
Hello David:

from Spain with love, "mandalos al carajo", this is Europe

Regards,

Pablo

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2011/8/17 David Erosa García 

> Hi all.
>
> I'm a "solo" developer from Spain and just received a letter from
> lodsys claiming infringment for 4 US patents...
> I've been in shock since I received it an hour ago and just wanted to
> know if any of you has any kind of advise for this situation...  I do
> understand almost nothing of the lawyer-style language of the letter
> :(
>
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Re: [android-developers] Just received Lodsys letter...

2011-08-17 Thread Appaholics 
Nothing I say should be taken as legal advice. I am a developer not a
lawyer.

I don't think that LodSys has grounds to do this but your lawyer is better
qualified to make that judgement. The wikipedia page at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodsys lists their patents.

Thanks
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:22 PM, David Erosa García wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Appaholics 
> wrote:
> > Show it to your lawyer for a start. Do you have any in app billing in
> your
> > apps?
> > Thanks
>
> Thanks for your response.
>
> I have no in-app billing. I think the infringment refers to my link
> from my lite version to the paid one... They have attached a
> screenshot of my webpage in which there are two links, one for the
> lite version and another one for the full version...
>
> Althought they claim 4 patent infringements, they sent me only 1 claim
> chart, so I don't know what the other 3 are related to...
>
> Thanks, I'll send this to my lawyer...
>
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 4:47 PM, David Erosa García 
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all.
> >>
> >> I'm a "solo" developer from Spain and just received a letter from
> >> lodsys claiming infringment for 4 US patents...
> >> I've been in shock since I received it an hour ago and just wanted to
> >> know if any of you has any kind of advise for this situation...  I do
> >> understand almost nothing of the lawyer-style language of the letter
> >> :(
> >>
> >> Regards.
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Re: [android-developers] Just received Lodsys letter...

2011-08-17 Thread David Erosa García 
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Appaholics  wrote:
> Show it to your lawyer for a start. Do you have any in app billing in your
> apps?
> Thanks

Thanks for your response.

I have no in-app billing. I think the infringment refers to my link
from my lite version to the paid one... They have attached a
screenshot of my webpage in which there are two links, one for the
lite version and another one for the full version...

Althought they claim 4 patent infringements, they sent me only 1 claim
chart, so I don't know what the other 3 are related to...

Thanks, I'll send this to my lawyer...

>
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 4:47 PM, David Erosa García 
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> I'm a "solo" developer from Spain and just received a letter from
>> lodsys claiming infringment for 4 US patents...
>> I've been in shock since I received it an hour ago and just wanted to
>> know if any of you has any kind of advise for this situation...  I do
>> understand almost nothing of the lawyer-style language of the letter
>> :(
>>
>> Regards.
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Re: [android-developers] Just received Lodsys letter...

2011-08-17 Thread Appaholics 
Show it to your lawyer for a start. Do you have any in app billing in your
apps?

Thanks

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 4:47 PM, David Erosa García wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> I'm a "solo" developer from Spain and just received a letter from
> lodsys claiming infringment for 4 US patents...
> I've been in shock since I received it an hour ago and just wanted to
> know if any of you has any kind of advise for this situation...  I do
> understand almost nothing of the lawyer-style language of the letter
> :(
>
> Regards.
>
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