>>> Steve Underwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/24/07 8:48 AM >>> Terry Moore- Read wrote: > That's basically the way the US Supreme court ruled in the AT&T vs Microsoft > case too. > > >>>> Benny Amorsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/24/07 1:32 AM >>> >>>> >>>>>> "SU" == Steve Underwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>>>> > > SU> So your argument is that if you take any product using patented > SU> techniques and introduce a little software into the process, the > SU> patents magically don't apply in the EU. Somehow I think it would > SU> be hard to argue that one in court. :- ) > > No, the other way around. When the product is purely software, no > hardware involved, the patents do not apply in the EU. > >
The US Supreme Court said nothing of the sort. How could they possibly be ruling on what is and is not legal in the EU? They weren't - they were ruling on US patent law as it affect microsofts distribution of software in the EU. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Lukins & Annis, P.S. NOTICE: This email may contain confidential or privileged material, and is intended solely for use by the above referenced recipient. Any review, copying, printing, disclosure, distri- bution, or any other use, is strictly prohibited. If you are not the recipient, and believe that you have received this in error, please notify the sender and delete the copy you received. Thank You! _______________________________________________ Callweaver-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.callweaver.org/mailman/listinfo/callweaver-dev
