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- From: ramon@jl1.quim.ucm.es (Ram'on Garc'ia Fern'andez)
- Subject: [Patents] Re: difficulty vs technicity
- Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:40:14 +0200
Not a quite relevant point but, just for the record.
On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 11:32:18PM +0200, PILCH Hartmut wrote:
> ISDN HiFn. I didn't check the MP3 patents, but the fact that the Ogg
> Vorbis people are being threatened by Thomson lawyers also suggests that
> they are much broader than the widest copyright would allow.
No, this is not the case. Thomson just throw some FUD ("it is very
difficult that aren't infringing our intellectual property"). A
Fraunhofer spokesperson said that Vorbis is infringing, but later
he retired his words.
On the other hand, your point is in general correct. But let us focus
right? Suppose that the patent system actually worked well, that is,
patents were granted only on reasonable relevant inventions. Would you
agree with software patents?
Ramon
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