Re: GPL sutff, was Csound for Zaurus

On Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 09:33  PM, Iain Duncan wrote:

> Thanks Kevin. Really the only form of rip off I would be worried about 
> would
> be having commercial companies use my designs in products. I've heard 
> bad
> stories about companies like Doepfer in that regard. I would like to 
> make
> sure that anyone can build their own modular sequencer from the tools 
> we
> present, and encourage others to port the tools to other languages
>  preferably public domain ones though! ) but still have a legal leg to 
> stand
> on if suddenly there is a new hardware synth on the market that works 
> an
> awful lot like mine!
>
> All advice appreciated, thanks.
>
another wrinkle here is where a company knowingly or unknowingly
uses the idea, patents it, and then goes after people using it. I know
some people on Linux Audio Dev do quite detailed patent and prior art
searches and then, if it's clear, at the very least, document their own 
stuff
as prior art.
Cheers
John

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