Re: Patent clauses in licenses

[MJ Ray <mjr@dsl.pipex.com>]

On 2004-09-20 13:25:54 +0100 Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> wrote:

> * MJ Ray:
> > [...] patent 
> > licences which terminate on related patent action may be free. I do 
> > not see 
> > how copyright licences which terminate on patent action can be free.
> This strongly favors patent owners over copyright owners. [...]

Rubbish. If the patent owner is not also a copyright owner (or 
sublicensor), they cannot make the copyright licence terminate on 
patent action against them.

It is bad patent law which favours patent owners. It is fine to use 
copyright licences to "correct" copyright law, but using copyright 
licences to "correct" non-copyright law - be it patent law, gun 
control law or nuclear technology laws - is not.

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