On Monday 05 March 2007, Robin Laing wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Thursday 22 February 2007, Res wrote: >>> On Thu, 22 Feb 2007, Gene Heskett wrote: >> >> Yeah, I'm working on that too, within the limits of my diabetes. >> >> I think, if this stands, then M$ will have no choice but to sue >> Fahnhoffer for breach of contract. I've since read that somehow, >> Fahnhoffer has come into the clutches of the former AT&T behemoth, so >> there has to be someone, somewhere within that organization who needs >> to wear the blame for this one. >> >> Of course to call a spade a bloody shovel, these guys have turned into >> the same quality of patent troll that nailed RIM for 600+ million. I >> can recall faintly when such things would have been handled with a >> shotgun & a shovel. Things were still a bit wild & wooly back in the >> 30's... Ya know, we still haven't found Jimmy Hoffa... >> >> Whats even more interesting ATM is the days verbal arguments at the >> Supremes, they both SIDES, are painting themselves into a corner that >> may yet generate a ruling on the patentability of software even if >> that wasn't the point of the suit in the first place. Breyer and >> Ginsberg are both asking questions from what appear to be very well >> clued in perspectives. There may yet be hope of real justice if we >> all pray real hard. >> >> And no, I'm not a preacher, nor do I play one on tv, so don't send >> your money to me. :) > >The issue isn't the license MS has but with whom they don't have >licenses. This was on CNET today. > >Patent fights are a legacy of MP3's tangled origins >http://news.com.com/Patent+fights+are+a+legacy+of+MP3s+tangled+origins/2 >100-1027_3-6164165.html > >This article covers this mess. In basic points, the MP3 patent is not a >single patent but multiple patents owned by multiple organizations. And page 2 notes that they were enjoined from any patent considerations when setting the std. That should have been the first consideration, and has resulted here in the US with the invalidation of patents that were both post FCC rulemaking granted, and in one case obviously overheard in a restaurant and they ran to the USTPO and filed. We broadcasters were not about to pay a patent troll $15,000+ a year use royalties to implement a system that was the result of a government mandate. >Maybe the end of mp3 and the move to ogg or something open source. :) > >A time to end software patents. > >-- >Due to the move to M$ Exchange Server, > anything that is a priority, please phone. >Robin Laing -- 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.
