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echo: fidonews
to: BJRN FELTEN
from: HENRI DERKSEN
date: 2019-04-28 21:24:00
subject: Software patents.

Hi Bjorn,

TL>> And many of those are now held by patent trolls who didn't even do the
TL>> original "innovation", but merely bought the rights then did nothing.

BF> Sadly true. Did nothing but blackmailing developers -- pay $200k in
BF> license fees or go to court for a couple of years and pay $2M trying to
BF> prove that you are not infringing.

I thougth they had to prove that you are infringing them,
not you to be innocent. That's the opposite way.
Everybody is innocent until proven guilty, right ?

Henri.

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