Ukuhlelwa kwe i-Open Invention Network (NGIYAZI), okuzinikele ekuvikeleni imvelo yeLinux, izobamba iqhaza ekuvikeleni iphrojekthi yeGnome, lokhu kungenxa yecala elalithola ku-patent troll Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC. Engqungqutheleni ye-Open Source Summit eYurophu kulezi zinsuku, umqondisi we-OIN uthe le nhlangano isivele ihlanganise ithimba labameli ukuthi bazophenya amaqiniso wokusetshenziswa kwangaphambilini kobuchwepheshe obuchazwe kwilungelo lobunikazi, okuzosiza ukwenza i-patent ingasebenzi.
IRothschild Patent Imaging LLC iyi-patent troll yakudala ethi uhlala ngokuyinhloko ngezimangalo zebhizinisi elincane nezinkampani entula izinsizakusebenza zecala elide futhi kulula ngabo ukukhokha isinxephezelo. Eminyakeni eyisithupha edlule, iRothschild Patent Imaging LLC ifake izicelo ezinjalo ezingama-6.
IGnome Foundation ikhokhiswa ukwephulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi 9,936,086 kumphathi wezithombe waseShotwell. I-patent yango-2008 futhi ichaza inqubo yokuxhuma ngokungenantambo idivayisi yokuthwebula izithombe (ifoni, i-webcam) kwidivayisi ethola isithombe (ikhompyutha) bese idlulisa ngokukhetha izithombe ngokuhlunga ngosuku, indawo, kanye neminye imingcele.
URothschild Patent Imaging LLC, uthi lokho ukwephulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi kwenziwa kuphela ngokuba nomsebenzi wokungenisa kusuka kukhamera, ikhono lokuqoqa izithombe ngokuya ngemibandela ethile futhi uthumele izithombe kumasayithi angaphandle (ngokwesibonelo, kunethiwekhi yokuxhumana nabantu noma insizakalo yezithombe).
Ngemuva kokuthola okufunwayo, isisekelo seGnome asihlalanga phansi singenzi lutho futhi ngiyamemezela ukuthi angiyikuvuma ukuvumela leli thuba lobunikazi futhi ngizolwa kuze kube umzuzu wokugcina ukwenza leli patent lingasebenzi.
Ngemva kwalokho, IRothschild Patent Imaging LLC Ephakanyisiwe iGnome Foundation Ukulahla Icala ngenhloso yokuthengwa kwelayisense lokusebenzisa ilungelo lobunikazi, kepha uGnome akazange asamukele isivumelwano futhi wanquma ukulwa kuze kube sekugcineni, ngoba lesi sabelo sizobeka engcupheni amanye amaphrojekthi avulekile angaba yizisulu zalawo ma-patent troll.
Kungakho isisekelo IGnome icele usizo lomphakathi ukukhokhela ukuvikelwa Gnome futhi wasungula iGnome Patent Troll Defense Fund, esivele iqoqe ama-dollar ayi-109 ayizinkulungwane eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-125 ezidingekayo futhi isivele yathumela umlayezo ngakho:
“Isikhwama esizinikele ekulweni nePatent Troll seqe u- $ 100,000. Umphikisi wethu uyethuka. Masibenze bajuluke kancane. Iminikelo yezezimali yenziwa ngokwesilinganiso semizuzu eyi-15 ngemuva kwesibambiso.
Sifuna nje ukunibonga nonke ngomusa nangomusa wenu. Sibonga kakhulu ukuthi ukulwa neziqhwaga yinto sonke esingayazisa futhi sihlangane nayo. Masiqhubeke sibakhombise ukuthi ukuhlaselwa komunye wethu kungukuhlaselwa kwethu sonke bese sibeka isibonelo.
Akudingeki nje kuphela ukuthi balwe impi yelungelo lobunikazi, kodwa sizolwa futhi sihoxise amalungelo abo obunikazi uma sikwazi.
Yilapho kungena khona i-OIN, enikeze ukusiza isisekelo seGnome, yize inemikhawulo ethile ngoba ayikwazi ukusebenzisa isethi yamalungelo obunikazi enzelwe ukuvikela iLinux ukuvikela iGnome, ngoba iRothschild Patent Imaging LLC ingumnikazi wempahla yengqondo kuphela, kepha ayenzi imisebenzi yentuthuko neyokukhiqiza, okungukuthi, ayinakubekwa icala lokwephula umthetho imigomo yokusebenzisa amalungelo obunikazi kunoma yimuphi umkhiqizo.
Ngokusho komqondisi we i-OIN, inhlangano ekuqaleni ibigxile ekwakheni izimo ezivikela iLinux ukuziphatha ngobutha kwezinkampani ezikhiqizayo.
Njengoba amaphrojekthi avulekile athandwa kakhulu kuzo zonke izindawo, izinkampani ezinjalo ziyancipha. Ngakho-ke, manje i-OIN ingazinaka izingozi ezivela njengomphumela womsebenzi wezinkampani (ama-patent trolls) aphila kuphela ngokuqulwa kwamacala nokudonswa kwemali.
Esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, I-OIN futhi ihlose ukumemezela ubudlelwano obusha nezinkampani ezimbili ezinkulu ezinolwazi ngama-patent aphikisayo. ukwehluleka ukukhokhela izikweledu futhi wenze lawo malungelo obunikazi angavumeli