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Subject:Re: Has anyone tried Ekiga for VOIP? From:Richard Burkhart <richard -at- khanfusion -dot- net> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:37:06 -0700
Rick Stone wrote:
> Hi there
>
> Can you please expound on what you mean about the "legal issues" with Skype?
>
> What about the issues is making you feel you need to suddenly find
> something different? Is Skype about to explode or something?
>
>
It seems that th ebay is having licensing issues with the people they
bought Skype from -- who still hold the licenses on critical internal
code.
"Oh oh, looks like Skype may be in some legal trouble. According to
Gizmag <http://www.gizmag.com/skype-joltid-litigation-shut-down/12390/>,
eBay is in a legal limbo with Joltid, the company eBay bought Skype from
for $2.6 billion in 2005 and might shut down unless a new software is
developed or an agreement is made to keep Skype alive. eBay was planning
to use Skype in an independent format to make a profitable return
instead of linking it to its auction site. But after a fall out with
Joltid over licensing issues and a legal battle, Skype may not exist."
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