Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-legal-discuss-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 80285 invoked from network); 5 Jun 2010 21:15:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by 140.211.11.9 with SMTP; 5 Jun 2010 21:15:24 -0000 Received: (qmail 70334 invoked by uid 500); 5 Jun 2010 21:15:23 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-legal-discuss-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 70137 invoked by uid 500); 5 Jun 2010 21:15:23 -0000 Mailing-List: contact legal-discuss-help@apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: legal-discuss@apache.org List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list legal-discuss@apache.org Received: (qmail 70130 invoked by uid 99); 5 Jun 2010 21:15:22 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:15:22 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.5 required=10.0 tests=AWL,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [192.220.47.202] (HELO rosenlaw.com) (192.220.47.202) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:15:17 +0000 Received: (qmail 46679 invoked by uid 12234); 5 Jun 2010 21:14:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Lawrencei) ([208.106.45.202]) (envelope-sender ) by 192.220.47.202 (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 5 Jun 2010 21:14:56 -0000 From: "Lawrence Rosen" To: References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: WebM license modification Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 14:15:00 -0700 Message-ID: <061001cb04f4$2899a3c0$79cceb40$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcsE2j1rqFSvFnSvQWWQDJ/mJheIQgAGX8Cg Content-Language: en-us Category A is appropriate. Congratulations to Google for a good license = for this important technology. /Larry bcc: Chris DiBona > -----Original Message----- > From: hyandell@gmail.com [mailto:hyandell@gmail.com] On Behalf Of = Henri > Yandell > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 11:09 AM > To: legal-discuss@apache.org > Subject: Re: WebM license modification >=20 > On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Sam Ruby > wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Justin Erenkrantz > wrote: > >> Google has pushed some changes for their WebM licenses - including > >> revised patent language. =A0They now have a blog post up at: > >> > >> = http://webmproject.blogspot.com/2010/06/changes-to-webm-open-source- > license.html > >> > >> Chris had asked me about these changes and I believe that they > should > >> now be compatible with our license - but, now that it's out in the > >> open (har har har), what do others think? > >> > >> Notably, http://www.webmproject.org/license/additional/ has a = phrase > that says: > >> > >> --- > >> This grant does not include claims that would be infringed only as = a > >> consequence of further modification of this implementation. > >> --- > >> > >> I think this is line with our patent scope position as described in > the FAQ: > >> > >> http://www.apache.org/foundation/licence-FAQ.html#PatentScope > >> > >> So, I believe this license should now fall under Category > >> A...but...well, IANAL. =A0=3D) > > > > I have no problem with adding > > http://www.webmproject.org/license/software/ as a recognized BSD > > variant on the following page: > > http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a >=20 > Both the license and the additional IP grant look category A. I'm > happy for either both or the combination to be in there. >=20 > Hen >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: legal-discuss-unsubscribe@apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: legal-discuss-help@apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: legal-discuss-unsubscribe@apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: legal-discuss-help@apache.org