[News] Serious allegations about H&P | ANN.lu |
Posted on 08-Nov-2001 14:17 GMT by Christian Kemp | 164 comments View flat View list |
Amigo follows up on serious allegations about H&P and says: "I also just asked Unisys as it says here, and am waiting for a reply. If true, H&P could probably be forced to close."
[ If H&P indeed didn't pay royalties for Unisys' GIF algorithm, they might not be forced to close per se, but if this is indeed true, and Unisys decides to sue, they might have to pay some serious fines. Also note that while this is not in unmoderated, it's highly speculative, unconfirmed and generally should be taken with the usual grain of salt - CK ]
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Posted by Jack Perry on 09-Nov-2001 00:17 GMT | In reply to Comment 34 (Anonymous): First: Actually, there is something called "fair use" which means one CAN copy significant portions of a copyrighted document without permission. That wouldn't apply to how H&P uses TCP/IP (not saying they've broken the law either) but it could well apply to movie trailers on the CD. (I don't know; I'm not a lawyer, but I haven't seen anyone mention this.)
Second: a lot of disputers here are saying, "IF H&P did this, AND IF H&P did this, AND IF H&P did this..." etc. There's a serious flaw with this sort of argumentation: namely, you have proved NOTHING AT ALL unless you DO IN FACT KNOW that H&P DID do this, AND H&P DID do this, AND H&P DID do this...
It might be useful to remember that many false criminal convictions are based on such evidence. With freedom of speech come a certain responsibility to oneself and to others. You may deceive others, and you may even deceive yourself, but irresponsible, impassionate speech still makes you rotten to your core.
3. The no-piracy campaign is a good thing, regardless of whether H&P itself is immaculate in this regard. (I am not so convinced they are, either.) |
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