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I thought for sure worlds.com has been addressed a few years ago.<br>
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Slashdotted in 2001:
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Frisby, Adam wrote:
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This places us at risk, please if you develop for OpenSim, /don't click those links/.
Adam
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From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de">opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de</a> [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:opensim-dev">mailto:opensim-dev</a>-
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bounces@lists.berlios.de">bounces@lists.berlios.de</a>] On Behalf Of Ryan McDougall
Sent: Friday, 12 December 2008 10:52 AM
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de">opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a>
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 <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:j.veenvan@gmail.com"><j.veenvan@gmail.com></a>
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<pre wrap="">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
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Meaning every open source vw could be sued by them? Would that even
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2008/12/12 Ryan McDougall <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sempuki1@gmail.com"><sempuki1@gmail.com></a>
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<pre wrap="">The patent system encourages wilful ignorance. Go not forth and
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Cheers,
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 4:21 AM, Frisby, Adam
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<pre wrap="">Just a small casual reminder for software developers, if you go
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software patents and then write infringing code, you may face
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<pre wrap="">damages. For that reason it's oft recommended that you wait for
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making claims of infringement to come to you first, as right now
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<pre wrap="">as best
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<pre wrap="">we're aware, OpenSim isn't patent encumbered.
Regards,
Adam
From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de">opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de">mailto:opensim-dev-bounces@lists.berlios.de</a>] On Behalf Of Sean
Hennessee
Sent: Thursday, 11 December 2008 4:15 PM
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de">opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a>
Subject: [Opensim-dev] [Fwd: [SLED] Worlds.com owns you, baby! Now
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Hopefully this won't affect OpenSim, but it might!
~Sean
-------- Original Message --------
Subject:
[SLED] Worlds.com owns you, baby! Now pay up!
Date:
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From:
AJ
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SL Educators <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:educators@lists.secondlife.com"><educators@lists.secondlife.com></a>
To:
SL Educators <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:educators@lists.secondlife.com"><educators@lists.secondlife.com></a>
Is Worlds.com trying to out Blackboard Blackboard?
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/12/worldscom-hires-ip-firm">http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/12/worldscom-hires-ip-firm</a>-
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AJ Kelton
Second Life Project Coordinator
College of Education and Human Services, MSU
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