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> and then come chase you for patent infringement. Honest question: How could they claim damages from someone to whom they've granted permission? It just do
by tux1968 4y ago
> and then come chase you for patent infringement.
Honest question: How could they claim damages from someone to whom they've granted permission? It just doesn't seem like a likely problem. So i'm trying to understand what the actual threat is.
- macintux 4y ago> How could they claim damages from someone to whom they've granted permission? I think that's the key: technically they haven't granted permission, not explicitly, absent a patent waiver. (Disclaimer: not a lawyer, barely paying attention to this.)
- AlanYx 4y ago>Honest question: How could they claim damages from someone to whom they've granted permission? That's actually the underlying rationale here, although it isn't explained well in the linked page. There is the possibility of an implied patent license grant (or waiver) from the licensor in a license that is silent about patent rights, for exactly the reason you state. But CC0 is different, in that it grants permission to use while simultaneously being explicit that there is no implied patent license (or waiver) granted.