blm@6sceng.UUCP (Brian Matthews) (09/05/90)
In article <TEMPEST.90Sep3123933@walleye.ecst.csuchico.edu> tempest@walleye.ecst.csuchico.edu (Kenneth K.F. Lui) writes: |I thought this subject was settled in comp.gnu.misc. The author of |compress posted a message saying to the effect that Unisys has no |right to claim royalty fees from those who use compress' algorithm |or subsequent derived works. The algorithm used by compress is |in effect, different than Unisys'. That's all fine and dandy, and the author can say anything he wants, but until Unisys says they aren't going to sue anybody, or there's a court decision against Unisys, the threat of a suit is still there. Yes that's a Bad Thing, and yes, that's the way things work today. -- Brian L. Matthews blm@6sceng.UUCP