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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: Fwd: OpenXML support in KOffice
From:       Thomas Zander <zander () kde ! org>
Date:       2006-07-19 11:05:20
Message-ID: 200607191305.20909.zander () kde ! org
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On Monday 17 July 2006 17:46, Bart Coppens wrote:
> > There is  a little funny detail in the law about patents; if you are
> > not aware of those patents existing then you are not liable for
> > infringement. You just have to remove any infringing code when you
> > are told.
>
> Do you have a source on that? I doubt that this is the case in all
> jurisdictions (and I doubt it especially for the Belgian law).

I actually was not fully correct, I remembered the details wrong.
I got the answer in my inbox this morning:
  "You are liable for damages either way, when you knowingly infringe you 
are liable for triple (x3) damages."

Ask your local lawyer for details in your jurisdiction.
-- 
Thomas Zander

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