[pp.int.general] 3-step usage rights / forced licensing model

[Mikko Särelä]

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009, Andrew Norton wrote:
> >> > not patenters idea. Even as crazy thing as this one; All gsm mobile 
> >> > phone manufacturers must currently pay for Nokia since Nokia has 
> >> > patented part of GSM technology that is still used.
> >>
> >> So what? Nobody is forced to use GSM... And if somebody decides, to 
> >> use a patented work as a standard, thats espicially his problem.
> >
> > Well, there are at least 2 standards of GSM networks (CDMA and GSM) 
> > where the later is dominating the globe so to use another standard 
> > would be pointless, you would not be able to communicate with the 
> > mobile antenna so no coverage why the mobile phone would be useless.. 
> > http://scienceray.com/technology/information/cellular-network-technologies/

> There are no Nokia patents in my phone, or related to my phone at all 
> (don't like nokia. last one I had was a 1610, and i do mean the LAST 
> one! I'm happy with my LG EnV2). I also have the benefit of no 'chirps' 
> on speakers, announcing my phone's about to ring, which always annoyed 
> me.

But you don't get out of the patent mess by choosing to use CDMA (which by 
the way is not a possibility in many countries). Instead of having to pay 
Nokia (and a whole lot of other companies), they have to pay Qualcomm 
(mainly) - and a whole lot other companies.

-- 
Mikko Särelä
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