[DotGNU]Correction Re: MS Office 2003 XML patented

[Seth Johnson]

Before this goes any further, let me say that I seem to have misread the
original message.

The language is interesting, but the phrasing mentioning the GPL is,
apparently Carsten's analysis, not the actual language.

Seth Johnson

Seth Johnson wrote:
> 
> Does anybody have a copy of this page saved, or in their cache?  The
> language in question appears to no longer be there.
> 
> Seth
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernard Lang <address@hidden>
> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 13:42:53 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Patents] MS Office 2003 XML patented
> 
> do you have a coppy of that page ...
> 
> it does not seem to exist any longer.
> 
> Bernard
> 
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 01:48:11PM +0100, Carsten Svaneborg wrote:
> > Hi! Just came across the following:
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/ip/format/xmlpatentlicense.asp
> > Office 2003 XML Reference Schema Patent License
> >
> > Microsoft may have patents and/or patent applications that are
> necessary
> > for you to license in order to make, sell, or distribute software
> programs
> > that read or write files that comply with the Microsoft
> specifications for
> > the Office Schemas.
> >
> > So usage of MS Word XML files requires a patentlicense.
> >
> > :
> >
> > You are not licensed to distribute a Licensed Implementation under
> license
> > terms and conditions that prohibit the terms and conditions of this
> license.
> > You are not licensed to sublicense or transfer your rights.
> >
> > The licence is royalty free, but GPL §7 requires the right to
> sublicence
> > patent rights to the people who obtain a GPL program from you.
> >
> > so in other words Microsoft is using patents to prevent GPLed
> programs
> > from accessing the XML format that MS Word will be using.
> >
> > This is very good timing, and goes to show how important it is to
> ensure
> > that the software patent directive has articles that protects
> interoperativity
> > from consituting patentinfringemet.
> >
> > --
> >   Mvh. Carsten Svaneborg
> > http://www.softwarepatenter.dk
> >
> >
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