Re: Imagine if you couldn't use compress any more

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From: tp
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 1990 16:19

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In article <9008020100.AA06493@efbhp1.draper.com>, mal%efbhp1.draper.com@RELAY.CS.NET writes:
>         By the way, since ATT owns a license, anyone who holds an ATT
> Unix license can use compress legally, right? ie if company X pays for
> the license to incorporate patented object Y in product Z, then
> legitimate users of Z have noting to fear, right?

Did you get compress from AT&T? If you didn't get it as part of the product
covered by your AT&T license, forget it. If you did, I'd guess it would
depend on the terms of AT&T's license (relicensing/distribution rights, and
possible registration requirements).

BTW, I'm not a lawyer, but even the lawyers don't know about this stuff
until a judge decides. Not that I have any better suggestion, but that sure
seems a stupid way to run a legal system.
-- 
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Subject: Re: Imagine if you couldn't use compress any more
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