Hello Will,
Note: I am not a lawyer. I am simply a user with a good understanding of
copyright law and open source licenses.
That said, what would any of you make of what lawyers call reciprocal
non-assertion pacts? That is, would it be a good thing if Company X let
anyone use its
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That said, what would any of you make of what lawyers call reciprocal
non-assertion pacts? That is, would it be a good thing if Company X let
anyone use its patented, open-source technology on a royalty-free basis
_as long as_ that person or group agreed not to sue
Hi Will,
I'm not sure why you mentioned paragraph 7 of the GPL, but not the fact that
many other open source licenses ALREADY have even more effective provisions
to prevent patent litigation -- with precisely the result you seek. It may
be that Company X doesn't realize this.
I suggest you look
Larry wrote:
I'm not sure why you mentioned paragraph 7 of the GPL, but not the fact
that
many other open source licenses ALREADY have even more effective
provisions
to prevent patent litigation -- with precisely the result you seek. It may
be that Company X doesn't realize this.
I'm Will Rodger, and I'm director of public policy at the Open Source and
Industry Alliance. We're a project of the Computer Communications
Industry Association here in Washington DC.
I have a question for y'all.
This is not a troll or a hostile person. Will called me (and others)
about the
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