From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 28 May 2002 13:31:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 28 May 2002 13:31:03 -0400 Received: from smtpzilla5.xs4all.nl ([194.109.127.141]:64014 "EHLO smtpzilla5.xs4all.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 28 May 2002 13:31:02 -0400 Message-ID: <3CF3BED5.6E194618@linux-m68k.org> Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 19:31:01 +0200 From: Roman Zippel X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.18 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: James Bottomley CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: A reply on the RTLinux discussion. In-Reply-To: <200205281612.g4SGC4t03662@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, James Bottomley wrote: > Actually, a patent does do exactly this. A patent gives you a "negative" > right to exclude anyone from using your patented method or process. If you > choose never to licence your patent (as is your right to do so) you block > everyone else from making use of it. Hmm, I didn't know that. I must have misunderstood something, I'm sorry about that. > In general, about the only restrictions on patents and their licensing > arrangements in the US are the antitrust laws. See: > > http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/guidelines/ipguide.htm > > for a good guide from the horse's mouth. Uh, that's quite a lot of lawyer language, something like this is already difficult to understand in the native language. Could you point me to the relevant section, I misunderstood? I couldn't find it. bye, Roman