[Opensim-dev] [Fwd: [SLED] Worlds.com owns you, baby! Now pay up!]

[Frisby, Adam]

+1

This places us at risk, please if you develop for OpenSim, /don't click those links/.

Adam

> -----Original Message-----
> From: opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de [mailto:opensim-dev-
> bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Ryan McDougall
> Sent: Friday, 12 December 2008 10:52 AM
> To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
> Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] [Fwd: [SLED] Worlds.com owns you, baby! Now
> pay up!]
>
> Please don't ever post patent information here or any other open
> source website until software patents are torn down.
>
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Jeroen van Veen <j.veenvan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > They claim these patents:
> > Scalable Virtual World Chat Client-Server System
> > System and Method for Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space.
> >
> > Does that mean, they claim patents over like every general virtual
> world
> > system out there?
> > Meaning every open source vw could be sued by them? Would that even
> be
> > possible? Madness :S
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2008/12/12 Ryan McDougall <sempuki1 at gmail.com>
> >>
> >> The patent system encourages wilful ignorance. Go not forth and
> remain
> >> ignorant!
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 4:21 AM, Frisby, Adam
> <adam at deepthink.com.au>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Just a small casual reminder for software developers, if you go
> looking
> >> > at
> >> > software patents and then write infringing code, you may face
> treble
> >> > damages. For that reason it's oft recommended that you wait for
> the
> >> > person
> >> > making claims of infringement to come to you first, as right now
> as best
> >> > we're aware, OpenSim isn't patent encumbered.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Adam
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > From: opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de
> >> > [mailto:opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Sean
> >> > Hennessee
> >> > Sent: Thursday, 11 December 2008 4:15 PM
> >> > To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
> >> > Subject: [Opensim-dev] [Fwd: [SLED] Worlds.com owns you, baby! Now
> pay
> >> > up!]
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Hopefully this won't affect OpenSim, but it might!
> >> > ~Sean
> >> >
> >> > -------- Original Message --------
> >> >
> >> > Subject:
> >> >
> >> > [SLED] Worlds.com owns you, baby! Now pay up!
> >> >
> >> > Date:
> >> >
> >> > Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:01:48 -0500
> >> >
> >> > From:
> >> >
> >> > AJ
> >> >
> >> > Reply-To:
> >> >
> >> > SL Educators <educators at lists.secondlife.com>
> >> >
> >> > To:
> >> >
> >> > SL Educators <educators at lists.secondlife.com>
> >> >
> >> > Is Worlds.com trying to out Blackboard Blackboard?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/12/worldscom-hires-ip-firm-
> for-licensing-to-begin-contacting-virtual-world-companies-shortly.html
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > AJ Kelton
> >> >
> >> > Second Life Project Coordinator
> >> > College of Education and Human Services, MSU
> >> >
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