Ekupheleni kwenyanga edlule sikhuluma lapha kubhulogi izindaba mayelana ukusekelwa kwe-Open Invention Network (I-OIN, inhlangano evikela i-ecosystem yeLinux ezimangalisweni zobunikazi) maqondana nesisekelo seGnome enkingeni okwamanje ugcwalisa ngokumelene ne-Rothschild patent troll I-Patent Imaging LLC ehlala ikakhulu kwizimangalo zebhizinisi elincane futhi / noma ayinazo izinsiza zecala elide futhi ikuthola kulula ukukhokha isinxephezelo.
IRothschild Patent Imaging LLC isola iGnome Foundation ngokuphula umthetho welungelo lobunikazi 9,936,086 kumphathi wezithombe waseShotwell. Ichaza inqubo yokuxhuma ngokungenantambo idivayisi yokuthwebula isithombe (ifoni, ikhamera yewebhu) kwidivayisi ethola isithombe (ikhompyutha) bese idlulisa ngokukhetha izithombe ngokuhlunga ngosuku, indawo, kanye neminye imingcele.
Ebhekene nale nkinga, i-OIN yelule isandla sayo kwiGnome Foundation futhi njengamanje basezinhlelweni zokuzama ukwenza ilungelo lobunikazi lingasebenzi.
Futhi muva nje i- I-OIN imemezele ukusungulwa kwethimba eline-IBM, iLinux Foundation neMicrosoft ukuvikela isoftware yomthombo ovulekile ekuhlaselweni ngama-patent troll angenazo izimpahla futhi ahlala kuphela kumacala abandakanya amalungelo obunikazi angabazekayo.
Leli qembu elisanda kudalwa lenzelwe ukusekela ama-Patentes Unified ukuthola amaqiniso okusetshenziswa kwangaphambilini noma ukwenza amalungelo obunikazi angavumelekile emacaleni amacala ahlobene ne-Linux nesoftware yomthombo ovulekile.
Ngenxa yesinyathelo se-OIN, IBM, iLinux Foundation neMicrosoft, Amalungelo obunikazi ahlanganisiwe isungule iqembu le-Open Source Zone, elizocwaninga amalungelo obunikazi nama-counter troll amalungelo obunikazi ezindaweni ze-software yomthombo ovulekile.
Ukukhuthaza ukuhlaziywa kwelungelo lobunikazi, Amalungelo obunikazi ahlanganisiwe anohlelo lokunxephezela ukukhomba amaqiniso kusukela ekusetshenzisweni kwangaphambili kobuchwepheshe bokuphathelene. Inani lomvuzo lifinyelela ku- $ 10 (yokusesha idatha ekusetshenzisweni kwangaphambilini kwelungelo lobunikazi elivela ecaleni elibhekene ne-GNOME, kunikezwe umklomelo we $ 2,500).
Ngokuya ngemininingwane yenhlangano ye-Unified Patents Kusukela ngo-2018, ama-trolls angama-patent angama-49 aqale inqubo, abamangalelwa lapho kufanele khona ekwakhiweni kwesoftware yomthombo ovulekile. Kusukela ngo-2012, zingu-260 izinyathelo zomthetho zalolu hlobo ezibhalisiwe. Isibonelo sokuhlaselwa kwe-patent troll ku-STR ngamacala asanda kwamukelwa we-patent ne-GNOME Foundation.
Amalungelo obunikazi ahlanganisiwe afaka izinkampani ezingaphezu kwama-200 ngokuhlanganyela ezizama ukulwa nama-troll kanye nenkinga yamacala ahlobene nokuhlukunyezwa kwama-patent, okwenza ukuhlaselwa kwabo kubize kakhulu ngenxa yezindleko zomthetho.
IPatentes Unifieds ayihlosile ukuwina leli cala, kepha ikwenza kucace kwabama-troll ukuthi izolwa futhi isalele emuva ngentshisekelo yamalungu ayo.
Ngenxa yalokho, icala elinelungu le-Unified Patent lingabiza kakhulu kutroll kunokuncishiswa ukuthi i-troll ithi iyayithola (ngokwesibonelo, ukubhekana ngempumelelo kungadlulela ezinyangeni eziyi-6 futhi kusongele izindleko zomthetho ezifika ku- $ 2 million). Isibonelo sakamuva inqubo eyaphela ngo-Okthoba, lapho icala likaLyft lanqatshwa khona kanti ne-troll yathola izindleko eziphezulu.
Ukulwa nama-troll we-patent kwenza iqiniso ukuthi i-troll iphethe impahla ebhaliwe kuphela, kepha ayiwenzi imisebenzi yentuthuko neyokukhiqiza, ngakho-ke akunakwenzeka ukunikeza impendulo emelene nayo ephathelene nokwephulwa kwemibandela yokusetshenziswa kwamalungelo obunikazi kunoma imuphi umkhiqizo, futhi kusala kuphela ukuzama ukufakazela ukuqotshwa kwemali okusetshenzisiwe isicelo selungelo lobunikazi.
Uma ufuna ukwazi kabanzi ngalo ungabonisana isixhumanisi esilandelayo.
Ekugcineni, singathanda ukwazi umbono wakho ngohlobo lomsebenzi walolu hlobo lwezinkampani noma amaqembu ama-troll athanda ukuhlala namacala noma izimangalo zamalungelo obunikazi "okuthiwa". Njengoba kungekhona ukuthi lolu hlobo lwama-troll akhona kuphela kumalungelo obunikazi be-software kepha ayanda kwezinye izindawo.