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JonathanHull:
Unfortunately that is true and actually happens. Even if you are doing something legit someone who disagrees with you and has a lot more money to throw around can shut you down in a heart beat...

The best we can do is to use what we know is safe  and hope that no one challenges it. And if they do, hope there is someone else with just as much cash to throw around to back it up.

AlexP:
Does the fact that the core devs are in Europe, and the website is in Europe (Sweden), and many users are not in the States help?  I know the US seems to think its laws override those of other countries, but they don't - however does that mean there would be a differentiation between US and non-US users, or is all this irrelevant?

I don't say this bash the US, but am honestly asking as a lot of this discussion in about US law and patents when Rockbox is non-US (on the whole, I know some devs are American).

saratoga:

--- Quote from: BigBambi on February 27, 2007, 03:23:57 PM ---Does the fact that the core devs are in Europe, and the website is in Europe (Sweden), and many users are not in the States help?  I know the US seems to think its laws override those of other countries, but they don't - however does that mean there would be a differentiation between US and non-US users, or is all this irrelevant?

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I don't think it really matters.  Rockbox isn't a company.  It has no money, so theres no point in trying to rob it.


--- Quote from: BigBambi on February 27, 2007, 03:23:57 PM ---I don't say this bash the US, but am honestly asking as a lot of this discussion in about US law and patents when Rockbox is non-US (on the whole, I know some devs are American).

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I don't know how it works in the EU, but I do know that Sandisk is involved in a complicated European MP3 licensing lawsuit, so its probably similar.  Though I doubt its quite as ridiculous as the US presently is.

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