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| Authored by: PJ on Wednesday, March 06 2013 @ 04:28 AM EST |
It's one-sided, favoring Apple and Microsoft and
disfavoring Android, so they get to infringe and
it costs them little or nothing. Make it a real
step, like getting rid of software patents altogether,
and then it'd be a step in the right direction.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: nslm on Wednesday, March 06 2013 @ 07:20 AM EST |
The FTCs proposal is something akin to:
Well as a public transport provider you agreed to transport people for a fee.
Should someone travel without paying for a ticket all you may charge is the same
fare that you would have charged at the start. The fact that they have been
travelling for 6 months without paying, and they try to claim that your fare is
too high... Rather than being able to say, well this is the fine for not paying
up front, oh and you're banned until you start pay us both the back-fees and the
fine and buy tickets in advance.
Remember these are not torpedo patents, these are patents that everyone in the
industry agreed to pay to use, then Microsoft and Apple came in, decided they
want a bit of the market and just ignored the house rules. However, because to
produce a working device it's essential to use these patents somehow it's unfair
to have to pay the going rate...[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, March 06 2013 @ 10:46 AM EST |
The FTC decision is good only if all patents are abolished at the same time. As
it stands, it severely penalizes FRAND patent holders while letting others
(Microsoft/Apple) get a free ride.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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