Re: [oc] legality of cores?!

[Frank Poppen <frank.poppen@offis.de>]

Kent Dahlgren wrote:
> 
> >AMD obviously makes a clone of the Intel processors and gets away with it.
> >But it should be checked out as I am not a Lawyer (thank God).

Hello,
but they are allowed to do so by contracts - exange of patents.
Thats why companies like Intel and AMD need to have a lot of
patents: "If I'm allowed to use your stuff, you may use my stuff!"
Because information is available freely, you are still not allowed
to copy a design. E.g.: Everybody knows what a Porsche looks like.
VW ones had a "upgrade" for the beetle to make it look like a Porsche.
They got sewed!
Best regards,
Frank

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