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First, that's a principle of the penal system, not the civil courts which would decide such matters. Second, this didn't involve any legal action at all, and wa
by est31 6y ago
First, that's a principle of the penal system, not the civil courts which would decide such matters. Second, this didn't involve any legal action at all, and was instead just as a threat, basically saying that if they went forward with the standard, they would sue companies that invested into the standard, but by that point the companies would be in a bad situation as they'd have invested tremendous resources into the codec.
The moment you make any kind of non trivial program (say 20k lines and above) you almost guaranteed violate some patent so they were probably even right with their claims.
- dancodes 6y agoIf your last statement is true, how come there are companies working on software every day and not getting sued constantly?
- adrr 6y agoThere’s threats of lawsuits all the time. Run an e-commerce site and you’ll get demand letters for cash from patent trolls.
- MobiusHorizons 6y agoThey are actually getting sued, maybe not constantly, but if you are a valuable target, often enough. It has just become the cost of doing business.
- ampdepolymerase 6y agoThey are. Quibi was under lawsuit by Elliot Management.