On Thu, 08 Aug 2019 19:05:03 -0500 John Hasler <jhas...@newsguy.com> wrote:
... > Also realize that patent infringement is not a crime (in the USA). > Government won't enforce your patent for you. It is a tort, and is > grounds for the patent owner to sue for actual damages (there are no > statutory damages as with copyright). Thus while there is no statutory > exemption for personal use there is an effective one. Illustrative is > how Debian deals with software patents: it ignores them. It does? Here's what the "Debian Position on Software Patents" says: > Debian will not knowingly distribute software encumbered by patents; > Debian contributors should not package or distribute software they know > to infringe a patent. https://www.debian.org/legal/patent Celejar
