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- Subject: Re: PGP as a World Standard
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- From: a_rubin@dsg4.dse.beckman.com (Arthur Rubin)
- Date: 22 Dec 92 17:12:58 GMT
- References: <pete.724907978@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU> <1992Dec21.064820.25343@ulysses.att.com>
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- In <1992Dec22.001709.29529@netcom.com> strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes:
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- >I think Arthur Rubin is wrong about PGP in the U.S. not being covered by
- >the patent laws against making. Since it infringes RSA, it is an
- >object covered by the patent laws against making.
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- Fair enough, we disagree. Because we don't (according to law) have
- software patents in the US, it follows that software, by itself, cannot
- infringe a patent, regardless of the patent claims. Hence, in my opinion
- (supported by at least one lawyer posting publically on CompuServe),
- software cannot directly infringe on a patent. However, if the only use is
- infringing, it can induce infringement, and be subject to damages for
- contributory infringement.
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