On Jan 14, 2008 7:50 PM, Steve Totaro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >
> I would argue that it is illegal. The main definition of illegal is " 1. > against law: contravening a specific law, especially a criminal law". > http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/illegal.html Illegal means that something violates a criminal law. You linked to a page that describe the law in the US regarding patentholders registration of said patents. I'm not saying we should infringe on the patentholder's right I am simply saying it is not a criminal act, at least in the US. > While it may not be against criminal law in the US it can be in France and > Austria, in the US it is certainly "against a specific law". > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_law#Law Software is generally not patentable in the European Union (and probably in the countries that are pseudo-EU members) > Anyways, buying the license is the right thing to do unless you live where > software patent laws are not applicable. Totally agree. _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
