On Sun, Dec 18, 2022 at 3:29 PM Vitaly Zaitsev via devel <devel@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote: > > On 18/12/2022 15:34, drago01 wrote: > > Why would they? The patents apply to the algorithm, not to any API. > > Help in circumventing patents.
Your lawyer may vary in regards to the advice they provide as to an organization's exposure to claims of "contributory infringement" for any specific case(*) but with exceptions(**), one rarely wants to find out what a court in Waco TX(***) might decide. (*) And it is always about the details. Generalities may provide guidance, but the specifics matter (even things explicitly stated as a violation may be allowed if the details support an exception). (**) There are sometimes individuals or organizations who explicitly choose to take an action in order to challenge specific laws or regulations, but such cases can also come with risks (and are often done in a way to attempt to limit the potential losses). (***) The venue shopping that ended up with many patent related cases being brought in Waco TX has been mostly eliminated, but most organizations do not wish to go to any court in the first place (even if you win you lose after spending millions of dollars in legal fees, and if you lose it can be orders of magnitude more). _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
