On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 12:22, Bruce Marshall wrote: > Hasn't it occurred to you that they don't want to sell you a license > because if their IP claims are proven false... they could be charged > with fraud?? It's just more smoke and mirrors. >
Fraud is a criminal charge. It would only be fraud if it could be proven that they had *intent* to defraud in full knowledge that they had no valid claim to the IP. Proving that they just weren't mistaken (which so far is not illegal) would be extremely difficult. Their *civil* liability, in the event they are proven wrong, is entirely another matter. -- burns _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
