[Members] Patents and Copyright in XEPs

[Winfried Tilanus]

On 16-01-14 16:29, Kurt Zeilenga wrote:

Hi,

> and one note more specifically about patents...
> 
> good luck getting any large firm to assign needed patents to the XSF.

I hoped to make clear that this practice is a dead end indeed, by
pointing out that only patent attorneys would get rich from implicitly
assigning patents to the XSF.

But still we have to decide if we want a royalty free general license or
use patent licensing to protect the interests of the XSF (and make life
of others more difficult.)

Winfried