Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents?
От | Nico Williams |
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Тема | Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents? |
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Msg-id | 20180723191534.GG5695@localhost обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | Re: How can we submit code patches that implement our (pending)patents? (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>) |
Список | pgsql-hackers |
On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 03:06:13PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 02:02:40PM -0500, Nico Williams wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 01:12:19PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 11:27:49AM -0500, Nico Williams wrote: > > > > Perhaps patent law [in some countries] requires contracts as opposed to > > > > licenses? > > > > > > Yes, I really don't know. I have just seen enough "oh, we didn't think > > > of that" to be cautious. > > > > So, is it FUD? The core needs paid-for legal advice, not speculation. > > > > I'm quite certain that a software license can make a patent grant to the > > satisfaction of many open source communities, and almost certainly to > > the satisfaction of the PG community. But it will take an IP lawyer to > > review or write such a license. > > And is the payback worth it? Many don't think so. Wouldn't that be something to decide on a case-by-case basis? Recall, a contributor might have acquired a patent only for the purpose of defensive use, and the patent might involve useful-to-PG ideas. Moreover, if PG re-invents those ideas later it then risks exposure to lawsuit anyways. Arguably, accepting suitably-wide patent grants serves to protect PG from this risk! Is that FUD from me, or good advice? You'll need a lawyer to decide. The important thing is the legal language of the grant. This is why PG needs legal advice. Nico --
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