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SOFT CELL

by Tom Cantrell

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REAL TIME OR HARD TIME?

I donıt mean to be paranoid, but I think anyone contemplating an intellectual property deal needs to consider possible legal hassles. Itıs hard to imagine something as simple as ProMic having a big problem, but stuff happens. Furthermore, history leads me to believe that such concerns will increase along with the revenues of a growing market.

For example, just recently the Boalt Law School at UC Berkeley started a new program specializing in intellectual property litigation. Because IP lawyers need to eat just like everyone else, I suspect the legal action will be heating up over time.

I asked the folks at Microlor Systems about the companyıs legal policy and received the verbiage shown here. Iım not sure exactly what kind of protection it affords, but it seems better than the usual "weıre liable for nothing, you take the bullet" boilerplate. I suspect the fact that these folks are in France might complicate the issue. Whatıs the recourse? Put a lien on the Eiffel Tower? If somebody has a problem with ProMic, maybe the response will be "let them eat cake."

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