Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!thyme!kaleb From: kaleb@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: AT&T Claims patent on part of MIT's X11 server. Message-ID: <1991Feb28.154254.1854@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov> Date: 28 Feb 91 15:42:54 GMT References: <1991Feb25.154715.9834@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov> Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA Lines: 31 In article tree@sadye.uvm.edu (Tom Emerson) writes: > On 25 Feb 91 15:47:15 GMT, kaleb@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley) said: > >> Does this really surprise anyone? After all, the LABEL file distributed >> with the source contains the following: > >> Apple Computer, Inc. >> ********* AT&T, Inc. ************** >> Don Bennett > >> I'm not a lawyer, but I think AT&T might have a tough time enforcing >> this patent. > >Simply giving them credit does not protect from Patent infringement. >AT&T is after $$$$ for this rediculous patent. I didn't say giving them credit prevented patent infringement claims. My opinion is based on my (meager) knowledge and understanding of business law. I didn't think that c.w.x was an appropriate forum for discussion of the legal ramifications of estoppel, therefore, I didn't go into disertation mode. And, as I'm not a lawyer, I also decided that I would be doing a disservice if I mis-stated legal principles. My reference to the LABEL file was merely to point out that there is a large amount of copyrighted and patented work within the X distribution. -- Kaleb Keithley kaleb@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov As of right now, I'm in charge here now... Alexander Haig. Voodoo Economics, that's what it is, voodoo economics. George Bush