On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 3:51 PM, Diego Saravia <[email protected]> wrote:
Más sobre patentes: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alberto Barrionuevo <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 6:46 PM Subject: [FFII-latin] Escenificación de una extorsión al software libre To: [email protected], [email protected] De la rueda de prensa de Microsoft: === BRAD SMITH: First is the scope of the patent rights that are affected. What this addresses is the patent rights relating to our implementations of our specifications of our communications protocols. So, in effect, this is technology, and a set of IP rights, that people have said is very important for interoperability, and we are addressing this in a broad and new way. Second, and I think that this is also worth putting into perspective, just as we did last October when we hammered out the final details of our compliance with the European Commission's 2004 decision, there's a clear distinction here between people who are developing open source software and engaging in non-commercial distribution on the one hand, and people who are engaging in commercial distribution and use on the other hand. With respect to the former, meaning developers and those engaged in noncommercial distribution, this new covenant not to sue, with respect to patent rights, is applicable. On the other hand, with respect to companies that are engaged in commercial distribution, or use internally, there is a need to obtain a patent license where there are applicable patent rights, and we're committing to make these patent licenses readily available. Novell already has an agreement with us that covers all of these patent rights. Some other companies, such as Xandros and others, also have a patent license. So they've already addressed all of that, and their users are already addressed. With respect to other distributors, and users, the clear message is that patent licenses will be freely available. STEVE BALLMER: Patents will be, not freely, will be available. BRAD SMITH: Readily available. STEVE BALLMER: Readily available for the right fee. The basic economic analysis that you should go through sort of goes like this. We have valuable intellectual property in our patents, we will continue to view that as valuable intellectual property in all forms, and we will monetize from all users of that, not all developers, but for all users of that patented technology, all commercial developers, and all commercial users of that patented technology. === http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-21ConCallTranscript.m... Sobran más palabras. -- Pablo Manuel Rizzo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Aunque supiera que el mundo se acabará mañana, Igual plantaría mi manzano. -- Martin Luther King -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------