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How about patents? I remember having read that IBM holds patents for homomorphic encryption. Does the open sourcing also include a royalty free license to IBMs
by DoubleMalt 13y ago
How about patents? I remember having read that IBM holds patents for homomorphic encryption. Does the open sourcing also include a royalty free license to IBMs patents?
EDIT: Just saw GPL2 or later, so choosing GPL3 would mean patent license included, right?
- kyrias 13y agoIf they release it under GPL3 then you'd be able to use it even if it's infriging on IBM's patents, if they release it under GPL2 then no.
- indeyets 13y agoI'd put it other way round: If software is infringing on someone's patents then it is illegal to license it under GPL3.
- scott_w 13y agoThe above poster was specifically referring to IBM's patents. IBM licensing this code under the GPL also extends a patent license for all of their own patents. This comes from the word "contributors" in section 11. They obviously can't grant a patent license for patents they don't hold, but that's life.