Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Re: [android-developers] Re: Just received Lodsys letter...

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:15 AM, Christopher Van Kirk
<christopher.vankirk@gmail.com> wrote:
> Fear is what these guys want you to have. It makes their bank for them.

I do really understand your point of view, but if I can barely pay my
bills... how in hell could I get into legal actions against this
guys???

Regards.


>
> On 8/18/2011 3:38 AM, Katie Smith wrote:
>>
>> David,
>>
>> I'm sorry you are going through this.
>>
>> I put together a list of resources for those of you that have received
>> letters from Lodsys. I will add to it as I find out more information.
>> If you have the contact information for a developer advocate at
>> Google, I suggest talking to them as well.
>>
>> Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) - Julie Samuels (julie@eff.org)
>> She is helping to coordinate contacts between app developers. She
>> might also be able to help you find a lawyer. (Not sure if you're out
>> of the U.S. though.)
>>
>> Mike Lee's "Appsterdam Alliance" - http://mur.mu.rs/?p=303
>> (bmf@le.mu.rs)
>> As you can see in this article, he is hoping to get developers
>> together to defend themselves. If you contact him, he can get you in
>> touch with his lawyer.
>>
>> Advice on how to respond -
>> http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/07/cost-efficient-way-for-app-developers.html
>>
>> As for comments like "I for one hope that they (Lodsys) carry on
>> behaving like extortionist gangsters. It's the surest path to patent
>> reform as it relates to software. Thanks Lodsys!" (Christopher Van
>> Kirk)... Maybe think a bit before you post something like that. It's
>> really not helpful to anyone and you will be thinking differently when
>> a FedEx from Lodsys shows up on your doorstep and you face a real risk
>> of losing your business and more.
>>
>> -- Katie
>>
>> On Aug 17, 4:17 am, David Erosa García<soul...@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> I'm a "solo" developer from Spain and just received a letter
>>> fromlodsysclaiming infringment for 4 US patents...
>>> I've been in shock since I received it an hour ago and just wanted to
>>> know if any of you has any kind of advise for this situation...  I do
>>> understand almost nothing of the lawyer-style language of the letter
>>> :(
>>>
>>> Regards.
>
>
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