Ok, so maybe the answer is for someone to contact the right people at HTC and find out for sure if they do in fact own the patent in question. If we find out that they are the legal owners of the patent, then due to HTC and Mesa both being part of the OIN, Mesa can freely use the S3TC patent.
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Originally posted by curaga View PostPeople, OIN does not require members to donate all patents. The members can decide to withhold some.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/linux/lin...attacks-188156
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Originally posted by jonwil View PostThat may be true but if a participant in the OIN was withholding patents then wouldn't the patents being withheld be referenced on the OIN web site?
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