How will this affect Linux using MP3

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 22 February 2007, jim tate wrote:
>How will this affect Linux using MP3
>
>
>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/SIG=12qc5oi18/*http://www.m
>arketwatch.com/news/story/microsoft-ordered-pay-alcatel-lucent-15/story.
>aspx?guid=%7B1DD3996C%2D8037%2D4528%2D9203%2DA612C9AD2564%7D&siteid=yhoo
>&dist=yhoo

I doubt it will have any long term effect, as IMO the suite was baseless 
in the first place, and now we've had a died in the wool, red white & 
blue judge who probably whistles yandee doodle while trimming his roses 
in the back yard make a ruling that on the face of it, goes against 
everything we know about MP3, eg Fahnhoffer own the patent and who the 
hell is this alcatel/lucent if not just another patent troll?  What 
rights do they claim they have to kick a dog in this fight?

Surely this will be summarily tossed at the next appeals court hearing?


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