„Eolas“ – Versionsunterschied

Zur Zeit liegt Eolas mit [[Microsoft]] im Streit. Dabei geht es vor allem um die Gültigkeit, aber auch um die Nutzung des Patents im [[Internet Explorer]]. Nach einem [[Urteil]] von [[2003]] musste Microsoft 512 Millionen Dollar an Eolas zahlen; im [[Oktober]] 2003 schlug Microsoft vor, den Internet Explorer und die enthaltene Technik zu ändern, um Lizenzzahlungen an Eolas zu umgehen.

 

 

<!--The inventor of the World Wide Web and the Director of the [[World Wide Web Consortium|W3]] Consortium Sir [[Tim Berners-Lee]] wrote to Under Secretary of Commerce, asking to invalidate this patent, in order to "eliminate this major impediment to the operation of the Web". In a remarkable turn of events, the leaders of [[Open source|Open Source]] Community sided with Microsoft in fighting the patent due to its threat to the free nature of the Web and to the basic established [[HTML]] standards. The specific concerns of having one company (Eolas) controlling a critical piece of the Web framework were cited.

*[http://www.eolas.com Eolas.com]

*[http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,838,906.PN.&OS=PN/5,838,906&RS=PN/5,838,906 Eolas Patent 5.838.906 ]

*[http://news.com.com/Appeals+court+revisits+Eolas+decision/2100-1032_3-5596500.html The patent is currently disputed and is being re-examined by the [[USPTO]]].

*[http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/09/30/020229&tid=155&tid=103 Eolas patent Valid] [[Slashdot]] discussion.