[Leaplist] 1.52 billion

[Fred Moore]

from what I understand A company Microsoft wholy owned purchased the rights to 
use mp3.  The rights were very specific to that company for a very specific 
product.. Microsoft subsequently killed the product never allowing it to go 
to market, then assumed the rights themselves and used it in player.  
Microsoft was never licenced to use it  they never negotated to use it and 
they never paid to use it.  a company they owned was.  Owning all of the 
stock does not allow you to transfer specific licences to your company which 
do not apply to you.. just look at SCO vs IBM..  

They just grabbed it and started using it without payment.. or any IP rights..  
And they say Linux violated their IP.. they don't give a crap about IP only 
about what they can steal..  I have been following this for about 2 years.. 
This is what I understand after 2 years.. the news media has this all totally 
wrong..  and so was microsoft..    BTW 1.52 billion is what the courts 
calculated as 1 days profit worldwide for Microsoft.. 

And they can't afford to tell us how Linux is violating their ip..  I still 
say they think anything that displays things on a screen, has a way to input 
information and has a way to move something around on a screen violates their 
IP..   oops forgot if sound come out of it its theirs..   oops no that 
another company who owns all IP for sound.. Microsoft just envorces their 
stuff for payment in vista.. dam I just can't keep my IP's straight.  

Fred