[Opensim-dev] Violating the GPL by looking (Re: Voice Module)

[Ryan McDougall]

----- "Kyle Hamilton" <aerowolf at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://freepatentsonline.com allows the search of patent
> applications,
>  but I don't really know how to search them.

US law considers knowledge of a pre-existing patent to be willful infringement and elicits treble damages.

If you are a OSS programmer, _DO NOT_ search patent databases and discuss the results in public. As far as the public record is concerned, you have no idea what is patented or not.

Cheers,