Re: [vorlon@netexpress.net: Re: Bug#181969: [mdadams@ece.uvic.ca: Re: JasPer licensing wrt Debian Linux]]
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 11:37:28AM -0800, Michael Adams wrote:
> Second, and more importantly, there is a critical legal issue involved
> here. In fact, it is for this reason that all of the JasPer
> Contributors agreed that the compliant-usage clause was necessary. The
> troublesome issue is this: The JasPer Contributors might be held
> liable for the patent-infringing use of the JasPer software by
> *others*. This is a very serious concern. This is, in fact, the
> primary reason why the license imposes the compliant-usage restriction.
> That is, this clause in the license serves to protect the JasPer
> Contributors (e.g., from lawsuits claiming contributory infringement or
> something similar).
Does such a thing as contributory infringement exist for patents? I've
only heard of that particular evil in relation to copyright.
--
Glenn Maynard
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