Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!sumax!polari!6sceng!blm From: blm@6sceng.UUCP (Brian Matthews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Unisys and LZW Message-ID: <509@6sceng.UUCP> Date: 4 Sep 90 22:53:29 GMT References: <1990Aug31.081123.6451@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us> <90244.165133KPURCELL@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK> Followup-To: gnu.misc.discuss Organization: Six Sigma CASE, Inc. Lines: 14 In article tempest@walleye.ecst.csuchico.edu (Kenneth K.F. Lui) writes: |I thought this subject was settled in comp.gnu.misc. The author of |compress posted a message saying to the effect that Unisys has no |right to claim royalty fees from those who use compress' algorithm |or subsequent derived works. The algorithm used by compress is |in effect, different than Unisys'. That's all fine and dandy, and the author can say anything he wants, but until Unisys says they aren't going to sue anybody, or there's a court decision against Unisys, the threat of a suit is still there. Yes that's a Bad Thing, and yes, that's the way things work today. -- Brian L. Matthews blm@6sceng.UUCP