Mkpesa patent megide GNOME kwụsịrị

GNOME Foundation mara ọkwa gbasara mmezi nke ọma nke akwụkwọ ikpe nke Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC wetara, nke boro oru ngo nke mmebi iwu patent. Ndị otu ahụ ruru nzizi nke onye gbara akwụkwọ wepụrụ ebubo niile megide GNOME wee kweta ka ọ ghara iweta nkwupụta ọzọ metụtara mmebi nke ikike ikike ọ bụla o nwere. Ọzọkwa, Rothschild Patent Imaging ekwela nkwa na ha agaghị agba akwụkwọ maka ọrụ mepere emepe nke ewepụtara koodu ya n'okpuru ikikere mepere emepe nke OSI kwadoro. Nkwekọrịta ahụ kpuchiri patent niile nke Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC nwere. Ekpughebeghị nkọwa gbasara usoro nkwekọrịta ahụ.

Dị ka ihe ncheta, GNOME Foundation gụrụ ịda iwu nke patent 9,936,086 na Shotwell Photo Manager. Emere patent ahụ n'afọ 2008 wee kọwa usoro maka ijikọ ngwaọrụ ejide onyonyo na ikuku (ekwentị, igwefoto webụ) na ngwaọrụ nnata onyonyo (kọmputa) wee jiri nkenke na-ebufe onyonyo nzacha site na ụbọchị, ọnọdụ na paramita ndị ọzọ. Dị ka onye na-agba akwụkwọ si kwuo, maka mmebi iwu patent zuru ezu iji nwee ọrụ mbubata site na igwefoto, ikike ịchịkọta ihe oyiyi dịka àgwà ụfọdụ siri dị ma zipu ihe oyiyi na saịtị ndị dị n'èzí (dịka ọmụmaatụ, netwọk mmekọrịta ma ọ bụ ọrụ foto).

Onye gbara akwụkwọ nyere iwu ka ọ hapụ ikpe ahụ n'ọnọdụ maka ịzụta ikike iji patent ahụ, mana GNOME ekwenyeghị na nkwekọrịta ahụ na Ekpebiri m na-alụ ọgụ ruo ọgwụgwụ, dị ka a concession ga ize ndụ ndị ọzọ na-emeghe isi oru ngo nke nwere ike ịda anụ na-ekwu patent troll. Iji kwado ego nchekwa nke GNOME, emepụtara GNOME Patent Troll Defense Fund, nke anakọtara karịa 150 puku dollar n'ime 125 puku achọrọ.

N'iji ego anakọtara iji chebe GNOME Foundation, e goro ụlọ ọrụ Shearman & Sterling ụgwọ, bụ ndị gbara akwụkwọ n'ụlọ ikpe ka ha kpochapụ ikpe ahụ kpamkpam, ebe ọ bụ na patent nke metụtara ikpe ahụ bụ ihe a na-apụghị ịgbagha agbagha, na nkà na ụzụ ndị a kọwara na ya adịghị adaba. iji kpuchido ikike ọgụgụ isi na ngwanrọ. A jụkwara ike iji patent a kwuo ihe megidere ngwanrọ efu. N'ikpeazụ, a gbara akwụkwọ mkpesa iji mebie patent ahụ.

Mgbe e mesịrị na-agbachitere sonyeere Mepee Network Invention Network (OIN), ọgbakọ raara onwe ya nye iji chekwaa gburugburu ebe obibi Linux site na nkwupụta ikike ikike. OIN kpọkọtara otu ndị ọka iwu ka ha chọọ imebi patent ahụ wee bido ụzọ iji chọọ ihe akaebe nke iji teknụzụ mbụ akọwara na patent (nke mbụ nka).

Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC bụ patent troll kpochapụrụ, na-ebikarị site n'ịgba obere mmalite na ụlọ ọrụ na-enweghị akụrụngwa maka nnwale ogologo ma dị mfe ịkwụ ụgwọ. N'ime afọ 6 gara aga, troll patent a etinyela akwụkwọ ikpe 714 yiri ya. Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC nwere naanị ikike ọgụgụ isi, mana anaghị eme mmemme mmepe na mmepụta, ya bụ. Ọ gaghị ekwe omume ka ọ weta mkpesa metụtara imebi usoro nke iji patent na ngwaahịa ọ bụla. Ị nwere ike ịnwa igosipụta enweghị nkwekọrịta nke patent site n'igosipụta eziokwu nke iji teknụzụ mbụ akọwara na patent.

isi: opennet.ru