[Ffmpeg-devel] Snow?

Michael Niedermayer michaelni
Wed May 11 21:24:21 CEST 2005


Hi

On Wednesday 11 May 2005 20:39, Rich Felker wrote:
> On Wed, May 11, 2005 at 06:57:24PM +0200, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > On Wednesday 11 May 2005 18:10, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> > > On Wed, May 11, 2005 at 05:32:42PM +0200, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > > > if you want a certainly patent free codec you have no choice except
> > > > using one which is older then the expiration timespan for patents
> > >
> > > No, that won't help.  People just go out and file patents on old
> > > technologies again.  Given the abysmal quality of sw patents and the
> > > checks done in the patent offices this works...
> >
> > yes i know, but such cases are IMHO/IANAL not the problem, they are too
> > obviously invalid
> > i mean if someone sues because program X infriges patent Y, but X is
> > older then any patent could be (that implicates older then the actual
> > patent used here) then i somehow doubt that would work, no doubt it could
> > be used for threatening and draging inocent people into lawsuits but you
> > dont need patants for that, just look at SCO they do this with copyright
> >
> > such draging into lawsuits could IMHO/IANAL only be stoped by penalties
> > against the _person_ behind, so the CEO would personally go to jail after
> > the courts agree that the case was based on lies instead of some
> > financial penalty against the company which the CEO just leaves as it
> > goes down
>
> Why stop at the CEO? Let's make it all the employees, all the board
> members, and all the stock holders. Then people would think twice
> about working for or investing in criminal companies..

everyone who knowngly supports such things should receive a appropriate 
penalty but thouse who make the decissions are the ones who must receive a 
appropriate penalty for it to be effective


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-- 
Michael





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