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Re:EA has made five of its accessibility patents free for an... by teawrecks on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @07:38PM (#28296385)
Again, not free.
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Re:EA has made five of its accessibility patents free for an... by laumars on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @04:13AM (#28299142)
That’s was my point. Why should they give it up for free? EA aren’t a charity.

Plus as I’ve said before, this kind of clause is really quite common. Even FOSS has done it on occasions

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Re:EA has made five of its accessibility patents free for an... by labster on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @08:05PM (#28296574)
No money is paid. It’s definitely free.
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