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Linux Violates 283 Patents, says Insurance Company

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the prior-art-needed dept.

Apro+im writes "According to this article over at ZDNet: 'Linux potentially infringes 283 patents, including 27 held by Microsoft but none that have been validated by court judgments, according to a group that sells insurance to protect those using or selling Linux against intellectual-property litigation.' Dan Ravicher, founder and executive director of the Public Patent Foundation, conducted the analysis for Open Source Risk Management. OSRM is like an insurance company, selling legal protection against Linux copyright-infringement claims. It plans to expand the program to patent protections."

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  1. The keyword is "potentially" by NiceGuyUK · · Score: 5, Funny

    Until someone jumps up and down in court with their army of lawyers, we'll keep it at "potentially"....

  2. Broken knees by dacarr · · Score: 4, Funny
    It *almost* sounds like an act prior to offering "broken knees" insurance.

    Almost.

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    1. Re:Broken knees by SQL+Error · · Score: 4, Funny

      Nice operating system you have here. Wouldn't want anything to happen to it...

  3. 419 by pyro101 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So this is the new 419 scam coming out of Nigeria. Seems inventive.

  4. This violates my Patent. by Kenja · · Score: 4, Funny

    This violates my patent on FUD.

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  5. 283? That's it? by Luveno · · Score: 5, Funny

    Heck, I accidentally violated more than that in the last 2-tier app I wrote.