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MESSAGE
DATE 2005-11-10
FROM Ruben Safir
SUBJECT Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Even Better SONY's left and right hands
Open Source to Buy Patents

The anti-patent movement will add another layer of litigation protection
for developers and users of Linux.
November 10, 2005

The open-source movement will attempt to better negotiate a potential
litigation minefield with the unveiling on Thursday of a company that
will acquire technology patents to limit the movements legal exposure.



The Open Invention Network (OIN) will acquire related patents and offer
them royalty-free to companies, institutions, or individuals that agree
not to assert their patents against the Linux operating system or Linux
applications.



OIN is being bankrolled by IBM, Philips, Red Hat, and Sony. The company
refused to give details about the amount of funds being contributed by
its benefactors, but said it was significant.



Impediments to collaboration on the Linux operating system seriously
jeopardize innovation, said Jerry Rosenthal, chief executive of OIN. A
new model of intellectual property management for Linux must be
established to maintain advances in software innovation, regardless of
the size or type of business or organization.



The open-source movement was thrown into a defensive posture in January
2005 when a judge ordered IBM to turn over 2 billion lines of code to
SCO Group so the small Lindon, Utah-based company could examine it for
evidence that IBM had included copyrighted Unix code within Linux.



Until then the suit seemed like more of a nuisance than anything else
because SCO was facing its own challenge from Novell for its Unix
copyright claim. But while the scare may have subsided to some extent,
the concerns and the sense of urgency on the matter of patents have
stuck.


Some vendors of proprietary software, particularly Microsoft, have
challenged the open-source community on its patent protection policies.
To some extent that has given some larger customers cause for concern.



Legal and Insurance Protection

The open-source movement began circling its wagons back in early
February with the announcement of the Software Freedom Law Center, a
legal resource to protect developers and users of open-source
technology.



The New York City-based organization was designed to assist the movement
in the structure and management of their development to anticipate and
avoid lawsuits. The center received $4 million in initial funding from
IBM and Hewlett-Packard.



In October, Kiln plc of London, a Lloyds of London underwriter, and
Miller Insurance Services Limited, a Lloyds broker, announced they would
offer a new product called Open Source Compliance Insurance (see Lloyds
Insures Open Source).



Open Source Compliance Insurance will initially cover up to $10 million
for direct losses suffered by the insured following a finding of
noncompliance with specific license agreements under which open-source
code is obtainable.



A number of well-financed and stable open-source vendors, including Red
Hat, Novell, Hewlett-Packard, and JBoss, have announced the availability
of various forms of insurance protection for open-source customers.


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  1. 2005-11-02 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Massachusetts' CIO defends move to OpenDocument
  2. 2005-11-02 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] GNU/Linux Sysadmin Jobs for 60K
  3. 2005-11-02 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Sony Ships Sneaky DRM Software
  4. 2005-11-02 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Sony Ships Sneaky DRM Software
  5. 2005-11-03 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Paris and Iraq
  6. 2005-11-03 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Paris and Iraq
  7. 2005-11-03 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Sony Ships Sneaky DRM Software
  8. 2005-11-03 Contrarian <adrba-at-nyct.net> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Senate to vote today on M$ sponsored HB visas
  9. 2005-11-03 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [Fwd: Still time to register: Tame the Data Explosion]
  10. 2005-11-03 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] More Sony DRM
  11. 2005-11-03 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Content Reading/Intel and GNU/Linux
  12. 2005-11-03 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [Fwd: Linux Research - Request For Assistance]
  13. 2005-11-05 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [Fwd: JobCircle Weekly Summary of New Jobs]
  14. 2005-11-07 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Community: Why Is Novell Chopping Its SUSE Linux Workstation and
  15. 2005-11-07 From: "Steve Milo" <slavik914-at-rennlist.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Community: Why Is Novell Chopping Its SUSE Linux Workstation and Desktop Product Line?
  16. 2005-11-08 From: <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Yahoo chat
  17. 2005-11-08 From: "J.E. Cripps" <cycmn-at-nyct.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Yahoo chat
  18. 2005-11-09 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [infsanto-at-council.nyc.ny.us: E-Update for the Committee on Technology in Government]
  19. 2005-11-09 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [smccool-at-realmsys.com: Linux Applications Contest ? Win $50K]
  20. 2005-11-10 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] New Worm Targets Linux Web Service Holes
  21. 2005-11-10 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Suse co-founder leaves Novell
  22. 2005-11-10 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Novell Tripping Over its Linux Strategy
  23. 2005-11-10 From: <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] New Worm Targets Linux Web Service Holes
  24. 2005-11-10 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> RE: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] New Worm Targets Linux Web Service Holes
  25. 2005-11-10 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] General Membership Meeting Tuesday Night 11-15-2005
  26. 2005-11-10 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> RE: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] General Membership Meeting Tuesday Night 11
  27. 2005-11-10 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> RE: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] General Membership Meeting Tuesday Night 11
  28. 2005-11-10 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] General Membership Meeting Tuesday Night
  29. 2005-11-10 From: <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> RE: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] General Membership Meeting Tuesday Night 11-15-2005
  30. 2005-11-10 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Viruses exploit Sony DRM software
  31. 2005-11-10 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Even Better SONY's left and right hands
  32. 2005-11-11 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> RE: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Viruses exploit Sony DRM software
  33. 2005-11-11 From: "rc" <ray-pub-at-rcn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitors
  34. 2005-11-15 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] General Membership Meeting Thursday Night 11-17
  35. 2005-11-15 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> RE: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] General Membership Meeting Tuesday Night 11
  36. 2005-11-15 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Europe and the US philosophically divided on open source?
  37. 2005-11-15 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Open source: Developing markets and anti-Americanism (Part 2)
  38. 2005-11-15 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [Fwd: Press Release: Second Annual FDA Information Management
  39. 2005-11-15 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Suse 10.0 is Out!
  40. 2005-11-15 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Amy Harmon is at it again
  41. 2005-11-16 Contrarian <adrba-at-nyct.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitors
  42. 2005-11-16 Contrarian <adrba-at-nyct.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Amy Harmon is at it again
  43. 2005-11-16 From: <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Suse 10.0 is Out!
  44. 2005-11-16 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Sony pulls copy-protected CDs from shelves
  45. 2005-11-16 From: <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Sony pulls copy-protected CDs from shelves
  46. 2005-11-16 Contrarian <adrba-at-nyct.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitors
  47. 2005-11-16 Mark Simko <msimko-at-optonline.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitors
  48. 2005-11-16 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: New to Linux
  49. 2005-11-16 From: "J.E. Cripps" <cycmn-at-nyct.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitors
  50. 2005-11-16 From: <mlr52-at-michaellrichardson.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitors
  51. 2005-11-18 From: "rc" <ray-pub-at-rcn.com> RE: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Monitors
  52. 2005-11-18 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [Fwd: E-Update for the Committee on Technology in Government -
  53. 2005-11-18 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [Fwd: [nycsmalltalk] Presentation -- VisualWorks and algorithm
  54. 2005-11-20 Mark Simko <msimko-at-optonline.net> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] (Fwd) Fwd: Review of Computer Vote Rigging: Video
  55. 2005-11-20 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [Fwd: JobCircle Weekly Summary of New Jobs]
  56. 2005-11-20 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] (Fwd) Fwd: Review of Computer Vote Rigging:
  57. 2005-11-20 From: "Steve Milo" <slavik914-at-rennlist.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [Fwd: JobCircle Weekly Summary of New Jobs]
  58. 2005-11-20 From: "Steve Milo" <slavik914-at-rennlist.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] (Fwd) Fwd: Review of Computer Vote Rigging: Video
  59. 2005-11-20 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [Fwd: JobCircle Weekly Summary of New Jobs]
  60. 2005-11-20 Mark Simko <msimko-at-optonline.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] (Fwd) Fwd: Review of Computer Vote Rigging: Video
  61. 2005-11-20 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] (Fwd) Fwd: Review of Computer Vote Rigging:
  62. 2005-11-21 Contrarian <adrba-at-nyct.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] (Fwd) Fwd: Review of Computer Vote Rigging:
  63. 2005-11-21 Contrarian <adrba-at-nyct.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] (Fwd) Fwd: Review of Computer Vote Rigging:
  64. 2005-11-21 From: "Steve Milo" <slavik914-at-rennlist.net> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] =?utf-8?Q?Re:_[NYLXS_-_HANGOUT]_(Fwd)_Fwd:_Review_of_Compu?=
  65. 2005-11-21 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] (Fwd) Fwd: Review of Computer Vote Rigging:
  66. 2005-11-21 Contrarian <adrba-at-nyct.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] (Fwd) Fwd: Review of Computer Vote Rigging:
  67. 2005-11-21 From: <mlr52-at-mycouponmagic.com> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] (Fwd) Fwd: Review of Computer Vote Rigging: Video
  68. 2005-11-21 From: "Steve Milo" <slavik914-at-rennlist.net> Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] (Fwd) Fwd: Review of Computer Vote Rigging: Video
  69. 2005-11-22 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] General Membership Meeting Results
  70. 2005-11-22 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] That's Linux on the Line
  71. 2005-11-25 From: "Inker, Evan" <EInker-at-gam.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] FSF keeps pushing for Microsoft server protocols
  72. 2005-11-26 From: "rc" <ray-pub-at-rcn.com> RE: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Suse 10.0 is Out!
  73. 2005-11-28 Ruben Safir <ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Jobs
  74. 2005-11-30 From: "rc" <ray-pub-at-rcn.com> RE: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Suse 10.0 is Out!
  75. 2005-11-30 Contrarian <adrba-at-nyct.net> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Second anti-DRM demonstration today

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