Can I talk about RPM Fusion?

[Steven Moix]

Hello fedora-legal people!

I'd like to know if I'm allowed to talk about RPM Fusion in a news I'm
going to send to the French press? We don't have software patents in
Europe, but I'm still not sure if it conflicts with some other guideline
or legal issue.

Thanks

Steven Moix
[e-mail]

[Tom Callaway]

On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 18:35 +0100, Steven Moix wrote:
> Hello fedora-legal people!
>
> I'd like to know if I'm allowed to talk about RPM Fusion in a news I'm
> going to send to the French press? We don't have software patents in
> Europe, but I'm still not sure if it conflicts with some other guideline
> or legal issue.

Sure. You don't work for Red Hat and you're not advising people in the
US.

~spot

[Josh Boyer]

On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 12:48:47PM -0500, Tom spot Callaway wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 18:35 +0100, Steven Moix wrote:
> > Hello fedora-legal people!
> >
> > I'd like to know if I'm allowed to talk about RPM Fusion in a news I'm
> > going to send to the French press? We don't have software patents in
> > Europe, but I'm still not sure if it conflicts with some other guideline
> > or legal issue.
>
> Sure. You don't work for Red Hat and you're not advising people in the
> US.

Because the internet has borders...

josh

[Tom Callaway]

On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 16:13 -0500, Josh Boyer wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 12:48:47PM -0500, Tom spot Callaway wrote:
> > On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 18:35 +0100, Steven Moix wrote:
> > > Hello fedora-legal people!
> > >
> > > I'd like to know if I'm allowed to talk about RPM Fusion in a news I'm
> > > going to send to the French press? We don't have software patents in
> > > Europe, but I'm still not sure if it conflicts with some other guideline
> > > or legal issue.
> >
> > Sure. You don't work for Red Hat and you're not advising people in the
> > US.
>
> Because the internet has borders...

There is an "and" in that sentence.

~spot

[Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski]

On Tuesday, 04 November 2008 at 18:35, Steven Moix wrote:
> Hello fedora-legal people!
>
> I'd like to know if I'm allowed to talk about RPM Fusion in a news I'm
> going to send to the French press?
> We don't have software patents in Europe,

I'm afraid that's not entirely true. The EPO has granted hundreds
of software patents and the national POs have granted some, too.

Regards,
R.