Re: [oc] Legal projects that can be worked on.

["Miha Dolenc" <mihad@opencores.org>]

Hi,

I'm working on PCI project and as far as I know, you can make any kind of
device supporting PCI bus protocol, except you must get your own vendor ID
from PCI SIG
before distributing it ( you can get it if you apply as PCI SIG member ).
This, of course, doesn't apply, if you make a clone of some other company's
PCI device, which is patented.

Regards,
Miha Dolenc


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Gladstone" <samg@t-and-t.com>
To: <cores@opencores.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 1:42 AM
Subject: RE: [oc] Legal projects that can be worked on.


> I completely agree!
> If we know what is legal and what areas are not, then
> the group can be more focused on the right things.
>
> Can Opencores distribute the USB spec or can someone
> let us know the easiest way to get it?
>
> Also, can someone who knows about PCI advise
> us on the what is legal with PCI implementations.
> Please keep ranting to a minimum, we have to live
> with the fact that all public projects have to be
> legal so Opencores can remain on the web.
>
> Regards,
>  Sam
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-cores@opencores.org [mailto:owner-cores@opencores.org]On
> Behalf Of Damjan Lampret
> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 12:21 PM
> To: cores@opencores.org
> Subject: Re: [oc] Legal projects that can be worked on.
>
>
> Hi !
>
> I agree that we should devote more attention to legal issues. However I'm
> not expert on this subject so I can't say much - maybe there is an IP
lawyer
> on this list that could give some hints?
>
> My two cents:
> - I think any IP core that is not a clone and it doesn't implement a
patent
> is _probably_ safe
> - even though PCI spec document itself is heavily protected, if you
> implement PCI core I think it is ok (do you first need to buy PCI spec?)
>
> I know that USB spec is freely available (usb forum) and implementation of
> USB is not problematic. Maybe we should focus on implementations of
freealy
> available specs?
>
> regards,
> Damjan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sam Gladstone" <samg@t-and-t.com>
> To: <cores@opencores.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 8:28 PM
> Subject: [oc] Legal projects that can be worked on.
>
>
> > I thought it interesting that the PCI spec was so heavily protected by
> > lawyers from PCI-SIG.
> > Is there anything that is not so heavily protected and
> > might be of interest for the Opencores group?
> >
> > I am just looking for a "fair game" list of things that could be looked
> into
> > that
> > won't land me in jail because of the DCMA or some other ridiculous
> corporate
> > protectionist
> > based law here in the U.S.
> >
> > If we know what areas are legally OK to implement then it could be put
> into
> > spec.
> > Because working on something just to spite lawyers and then have it
taken
> > off the
> > Opencores website is not going to get us anywhere.
> >
> > Here is what I have seen
> > DSP and mixed signal circuits seem pretty safe.
> >
> > Just about any recent IBM-PC interface seems to be guarded with lawyers.
> > (PCI, USB and so on.)
> >
> > What about specs in the IEEE? How safe are they? Or does inclusion
> > into IEEE numbering system make them the property of the IEEE and
> > its band of lawyers?
> >
> > I think this stuff needs to be roughly documented and placed as a FAQ on
> > the site. Sure would save a lot of grief for people new to the Opencores
> and
> > keep Opencores in a little more safe position.
> >
> > Regards,
> >  Sam Gladstone
> >
> >
> >
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