EVIL patent TROLLS poised to attack OpenStack, says Linux protection squad

  • 2 October 2014
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By Gavin Clarke, 2 Oct 2014
 
A group established to shield Linux from patent trolls has warned OpenStack will be the next big target for intellectual property hoarders.
The Open Invention Network (OIN) reckons the open-source cloud is ripe for the plucking by trolls, who would easily be able to box off and claim core technologies as their own.
 That would see developers and customers using OpenStack forced to hand over fistfuls of cash in royalties – following either cases or, more likely, closed-door deals that avoid the expense of court.
Keith Bergelt, OIN chief executive, told The Reg OpenStack lacks an IP rights protection policy beyond its basic Apache licences to protect itself.
“It creates a potential situation for mischief and for people to start inventing ahead of where core technology is being invented,” he said.
 
The Register/ Article/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/02/oin_openstack_warning/

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