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That's a retaliation clause. That means if YOU file a lawsuit against Facebook then you lose the patent grant, but only if the lawsuit you file claims that you
by jhall1468 12y ago
That's a retaliation clause. That means if YOU file a lawsuit against Facebook then you lose the patent grant, but only if the lawsuit you file claims that you own some right to the software in question.
Basically this avoids Facebook being unable to defend themselves if you claim you have a patent that covers React.
- Touche 12y agoThat sounds fair. What if you sued them for some unrelated piece of software, can they use this against your use of React?
- syjer 12y agoDoes not seem fair to me with the: " whether or not such claim is related to the Software". It's really a more asymmetrical retaliation clause than the one from the Apache 2.0 (or GPLv3), which are only about the related work. (IANAL, so maybe I'm wrong about the interpretation)
- chc 12y agoHow does it exclude assertions made when you're defending yourself against Facebook? I don't see it.
- jhall1468 12y ago"The license granted hereunder will terminate, automatically and without notice, for anyone that makes any claim" For anyone who makes any claim. The legal definition of claim is that you must assert you own all or part of the software. If Facebook makes the claim against you, the only defense you need is their patent license grant and the software license.
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