This is why I drink: a discussion of Fedora's legal state

Posted Feb 16, 2017 19:43 UTC (Thu) by niner (guest, #26151)
In reply to: This is why I drink: a discussion of Fedora's legal state by vxIjhjYG
Parent article: This is why I drink: a discussion of Fedora's legal state

My guess is, publishing the calendar makes it public which patents Redhat does know about. That makes it easier to claim and/or prove willful infringement which can triple the damages.

to post comments

This is why I drink: a discussion of Fedora's legal state

Posted Feb 16, 2017 19:47 UTC (Thu) by sfeam (subscriber, #2841) [Link] (2 responses)

That makes no sense. If a patent is on the calendar, that means they knew about it and avoided using it . Pretty much the opposite of willful infringement.

This is why I drink: a discussion of Fedora's legal state

Posted Feb 16, 2017 20:32 UTC (Thu) by pizza (subscriber, #46) [Link] (1 responses)

>That makes no sense. If a patent is on the calendar, that means they knew about it and avoided using it . Pretty much the opposite of willful infringement.

"Willful infringement" is a legal definition, which may or may not bear any semblance to common sense.

This is why I drink: a discussion of Fedora's legal state

Posted Feb 25, 2017 18:57 UTC (Sat) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link]

I would add also, as a scientist, that "common sense" usually == "wrong".

Cheers,
Wol