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So if Apple is infringing because they used AMD hardware, aren't everyone who owns a machine with AMD hardware also infringing? While the whole patent system i
by lutorm 15y ago
So if Apple is infringing because they used AMD hardware, aren't everyone who owns a machine with AMD hardware also infringing?
While the whole patent system is tending toward absurdity, it's really absurd that you can be sued for infringement by using a product that infringes even if you have no idea or even a way of knowing that...
- andrew1 15y agoIt might be the reason that Apple are infringing on the patent is that they are selling, not just using, a product which contains something which infringes the patent.
- cma 15y agoUsing something with unlicensed patented technology exposes you to liability as well. Otherwise you could just make shell companies to add the final software piece to a product and cleanse the liability from all the other players.