[ILUG] How about more Isoftware-using Irish SMEs sign the "economic majority" FFII list?

[David Golden]

On Friday 24 June 2005 17:37, Justin Mason wrote:
> Good point -- in fact if I recall correctly customers of some
> MS database product ran into exactly this situation, where a "patent
> troll" company bought up some database-related patents and started
> sending invoices for licensing fees to MS' customers.
>

Yes. the Timeline Incident.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/02/20/sql_server_developers_face_huge/

(Actually, I just couldn't resist an opportunity to  say "Yes. the 
Timeline Incident.")