Re: Bug#176267: ITP: mplayer -- Mplayer is a full-featured audioand video player for UN*X like systems
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- Subject: Re: Bug#176267: ITP: mplayer -- Mplayer is a full-featured audioand video player for UN*X like systems
- From: "Benj. Mako Hill" <mako@debian.org>
- Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 02:41:22 -0500
- Message-id: <20030206074122.GA965@kamna>
- In-reply-to: <20030129214032.GA3841@cs140102.pp.htv.fi>
- References: <20030128191323.O30146-100000@tautology.org> <20030129084324.GO29949@epsilon.donarmstrong.com> <20030129110337.GB3183@zewt.org> <20030129163331.GR29949@epsilon.donarmstrong.com> <20030129205300.GC3183@zewt.org> <20030129214032.GA3841@cs140102.pp.htv.fi>
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 11:40:32PM +0200, Richard Braakman wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 03:53:00PM -0500, Glenn Maynard wrote:
> > "Because of this, lawyers routinely advise their clients to avoid
> > reading patents in areas they are working in. The danger posed by the
> > willful infringement doctrine is seen as outweighing any benefit that
> > can be gained from reading patents."
>
> Does it bother anyone else that this completely subverts the point
> of having patents in the first place?
Bother? Sure.
Surprise? No way.
Regards,
Mako
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Benj. Mako Hill
mako@debian.org
http://yukidoke.org/~mako/
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