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Write Free Software, Pay $203,000 to Patent Holder (Right to Create)

Write Free Software, Pay $203,000 to Patent Holder (Right to Create)

Posted Apr 21, 2006 2:47 UTC (Fri) by smitty_one_each (subscriber, #28989)
Parent article: Write Free Software, Pay $203,000 to Patent Holder (Right to Create)

What needs to happen is a massive bad publicity campaign, such that KAM Industries enjoys an entirely pyrrhic victory.
Do what you want in the court of law; the court of public opinion can be more brutal, and without appeal.


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Write Free Software, Pay $203,000 to Patent Holder (Right to Create)

Posted Apr 21, 2006 19:31 UTC (Fri) by oloryn (guest, #7408) [Link]

E.g.,see the SEA vs PKWare suit. When was the last time you had to deal with a .ARC file?

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