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Re: [SLE] 'Better read this one, boys and girls!(OT)
- From: Frits Wüthrich <frits@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 23:20:37 +0000
- Message-id: <200303012320.37445.frits@xxxxxxxxxxx>
On Saturday 01 March 2003 20:54, James Mohr wrote:
> IMHO, if there is any validity to Caldera's claims, I see the only way for
> it to work is on the basis of patents and not copyright. Since Linux source
> problably does not contain anything from the original AT&T source, I doubt
> that there is an issue of copyright, although the Boies gang might be able
> to twist things enough that something in the Linux source infringes on AT&T
> patents. However, IFAIK patents are only protected for 17 (?) years and is
> not simply renewed when the rights changes has.
> jimmo
Ar you sure it is AT&T? I would have said it is Lucent, but I don't know if
that is correct or not. It depends who has the patent after the split-up
between those two.
--
Frits Wüthrich
Pentaxianado
> IMHO, if there is any validity to Caldera's claims, I see the only way for
> it to work is on the basis of patents and not copyright. Since Linux source
> problably does not contain anything from the original AT&T source, I doubt
> that there is an issue of copyright, although the Boies gang might be able
> to twist things enough that something in the Linux source infringes on AT&T
> patents. However, IFAIK patents are only protected for 17 (?) years and is
> not simply renewed when the rights changes has.
> jimmo
Ar you sure it is AT&T? I would have said it is Lucent, but I don't know if
that is correct or not. It depends who has the patent after the split-up
between those two.
--
Frits Wüthrich
Pentaxianado
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