trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote:
On Fri, 2006-06-02 at 14:18 -0700, Lee Howard wrote:
Andrew took issue with my initial sarcastic comment because this thread
involves the G.729 codec - but remember that if someone does ultimately
choose to obtain a license illegally that they're not cheating *Digium*
- rather, they're cheating the patent holder (which is not Digium).
technically they are doing both becuase the patent holder only wants
like $0.25/license if bought in quantity. The remainder goes to digium
(or whomever else is selling them).
As an example: Company X sells PCs with pirated copies of Windows that,
following proper and normal channels, they should have purchased from
Distributor Y. Microsoft sues Company X and wins a court judgment
against Company X.
According to your interpretation Distributor Y was also *cheated* out of
money. Yet, Distributor Y has no legal recourse to any monies from
Microsoft or Company X. Why? Because Distributor Y has no exclusivity
agreement with Microsoft guaranteeing it sole distribution rights to the
product.
I'm not trying to make a case to justify illegal activities. However, I
don't think that a vendor has any claim to losses such as we're discussing.
Lee.
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