Re: Motion to abandon Sender ID

Harold A'Hole writes:

> While I don't doubt the actual law as you are suggesting, the key question
> is what would MSFT really do.  Again, since the "license" costs nothing and
> is given to all parties without bias, the loss of having a license wouldn't
> impact MSFT at all.
Ummm, MSFT can certainly sue for an injunction prohibiting the F/OSS
developer from using patented IP without a license.

Since, as you've acknowledged, the F/OSS developer is not likely to have the
financial resources for a protracted fight, and challenging the patent,
Microsoft's legal expenses will be rather minimal.

Do you think that there would be any value for Microsoft in blocking a
competing F/OSS implementation of Sender-ID?

Hhhhhhhmmmmmmm?

> enough to prove the the user of the software even knew about it.  And the
> remedy would be a simple fax.  Why would MSFT spend legal dollars after they
> have said they want it to be a freely deployed standard?
Lol!

Like Microsoft never spent money on anti-F/OSS legal actions, directly and
indirectly, before…

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