On Thursday 22 February 2007, jim tate wrote: >How will this affect Linux using MP3 > > >http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/SIG=12qc5oi18/*http://www.m >arketwatch.com/news/story/microsoft-ordered-pay-alcatel-lucent-15/story. >aspx?guid=%7B1DD3996C%2D8037%2D4528%2D9203%2DA612C9AD2564%7D&siteid=yhoo >&dist=yhoo I doubt it will have any long term effect, as IMO the suite was baseless in the first place, and now we've had a died in the wool, red white & blue judge who probably whistles yandee doodle while trimming his roses in the back yard make a ruling that on the face of it, goes against everything we know about MP3, eg Fahnhoffer own the patent and who the hell is this alcatel/lucent if not just another patent troll? What rights do they claim they have to kick a dog in this fight? Surely this will be summarily tossed at the next appeals court hearing? -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2007 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
