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Software patents no bigger threat to Free Software

Posted Aug 6, 2004 22:34 UTC (Fri) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330)
In reply to: Software patents no bigger threat to Free Software by NRArnot
Parent article: Software patents no bigger threat to Free Software than to proprietary software

No, the distributor of a free program can still be sued for damages (lost sales for the proprietary program put out by the patent owner).

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