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Subject: Re: [ubl-dev] Patent encumberances as they apply to UBL?
On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 10:19 am, David Webber (XML) wrote: >Actually you have to persist <free speech>my opinion</free speech> >from a programming language memory object in a document >presentation into a storage media using XML. Yes, of course, that's what so many of have been doing for years and it is now a criminal offence. Whilst it is easy for you to joke about it, the recent case of a Russian extradited to the States over an Adobe related patented is an example of why this ms xml patent is so bad. Some countries don't have extradiction treaties, so programmers there can do what they like with xml. But in Western countries, violating the above patent means that you can be extradited, thrown in a detention centre, beaten, have your human rights waved goodbye and if you are really lucky, get a few really nice sessions of sexual abuse. If you think this doesn't happen with USPTO patents then you have been sucking down to much laughing gas. So all of us that have been doing xml systems even before the patent was finalised - are at risk of this treatment. If you think this is just a joke or that we are being paranoid, why not, after all you are in the laughing seat. Every western system needs to make examples so it's only a matter of time before "somebody" will get picked and "processed" for being an "illegal operative" of an xml system. So the only real choice is to seriously start to think about decommissioning our "illegal" xml systems - before the law is enforced and our penalties applied. For you to say that I am paranoid is totally unbelievable.... Do you honestly think international treaties are a joke? yes... you probably do... Do you really think that the us govt will care about the human rights of these "illegal operatives" when us patents are at stake? because you don't have to worry about being on the receiving end... David
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