After takin' a swig o' grog, Erik Funkenbusch belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> There are no loopholes. The wording is very clear. If you're writing code
> to interoperate, you won't be sued. That is, if you create an
> implementaiton that conforms to the specification, they will not sue you.
> If you start altering the formats for your own purposes, all bets are off.
Only Microsoft is allowed to do /that/.
>> Patents are not property
>
> They are, in fact, property according to US law.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property
>
> "In law, intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term for various legal
> entitlements which attach to certain types of information, ideas, or other
> intangibles in their expressed form."
"However, the use of the term and the concepts it is said to embody
are the subject of some controversy (see below)."
--
MCSE. Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert.
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