On Sep 29, 2022, at 7:36 AM, Kevin Kofler via devel
<devel(a)lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
Neal Gompa wrote:
> Unfortunately, we have to be very careful to not provide a complete
> codepath to these codecs to avoid legal risks.
Considering that we have been shipping these hardware codec interfaces for
years without any legal trouble, I find this absolutely ridiculous.
Kevin Kofler
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Lack of legal action is not evidence of no further legal action. There are multiple
possible explanations:
- they see no point because going after distros would waste time and money and bring bad
PR
- going after Redhat who would assume liability is a different story as they’re a Fortune
500 company
- they or some other company (through merger or acquisition) may suddenly decide to patent
troll
That and the Streisand effect makes this accident more public which draws attention and
scrutiny.