13 Apr
2017
13 Apr
'17
2:06 p.m.
Niall Douglas wrote:
Without it, it allows bait-and-sue on code because say someone like you Andrey could deliberate contribute code to Boost violating a software patent you hold. You then wait for people to use your patented code in Boost. You then sue them for patent violation.
Has this ever occurred? Because the license clearly states that the owner grants a right to use, and defending in court the proposition that this grant somehow only applies for use in a copyright sense but not for use in a patent sense (as if there's a difference) will be an interesting exercise.