Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 22:23:20 +0200 From: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> To: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LZW patent expired Message-ID: <20030622202320.GA19912@merlin.emma.line.org> In-Reply-To: <20030622204735.0badc260.Alexander@Leidinger.net> References: <20030620124038.GA99431@nevermind.kiev.ua> <20030620145936.B2774@newtrinity.zeist.de> <20030620130555.GA98549@nagual.pp.ru> <20030620131442.GS24175@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <m365n0almz.fsf@merlin.emma.line.org> <20030622204735.0badc260.Alexander@Leidinger.net>
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On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Alexander Leidinger wrote: > On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 16:06:44 +0200 > Matthias Andree <ma@dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de> wrote: > > > I don't care about software patents _YET_, so why bother. The patent > > cannot possibly have been issued under the German Patent Act. If it was, > > the patent is unlawful. > > But as long as it is listed as a patent they can sue you if you use it > and you have to pay a lawyer, regardless of the unlawfulness of the > patent. I'm not using or shipping unlicensed LZW code. What I mean is: if someone gets sued in Germany, he might try to challenge the patent itself.
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