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2003-05-02, p keltez=E9ssel Erik Josefsson ezt =EDrta:
>=20
> On a panel of LinuxTag Stuttgart 2001, someone asked IBM patent lawyer
> Fritz Teufel something like "Would IBM sue a free software project?". I
> dont have notes of the question (sorry) but the answer was "The
> programmer is responsible. IBM would give a licence when there is public
> interest behind it".
>=20
> I guess IBM is defining what "public interest" is.

That is definitely an example of using patents as a regulatory device.


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