On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 00:45, Oron Peled <o...@actcom.co.il> wrote: > Regretfully, your noble suggestion does not give any significant > protection, for various reason (IANAL): > * Patents: control *use* and not implementation. So if you write > "patent infringing" code, you have no problem as long as you > don't run it. However, your users are at a risk. > (as a demo, see how MS threaten OEM's for Android use and not Google) > > * You may think about idemnifying your users (i.e: promise to financially > back their damages), but this isn't a reasonable option unless you > have spare cache in the 5-6 digits range (USA, in dollars). > > * Copyrights: this is a lesser risk, since we know free software > developers do not copy/derive code from MS. However, even in > this case -- if you are sued for copyright infringment, there's > nothing that protect your users from being sued also (In the USA > the MPAA/RIAA reminds everybody of this fact -- they sue the > end users even if they downloaded infringing content from other > "infringing party", like youtube/pirate-bay/etc.) >
Thank you for your insight. I had figured that it is the distribution "making available" the code which could be construed as infringing. >> That means that the code will be released under GLP but the copyright >> remains with me, not you. But I think you guys know me, my intention >> is only to protect the real author, not to profit from the code. > > Profit from free software is not a shame. On the contrary, the client > gets the program he asked for and as a bonus it's free software -- > So the client gets better value for money. > > That's why I'm really sorry to hit your inovative bussiness model. > I wish it would be feasible. > No business model, I had not intended on making any money. Quite the opposite, I had intending on taking a risk with no financial incentive. >> ...The true author can remain anonymous if he wishes. > > Again, this isn't too practical these days (with BB anywhere). > BB? -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
