I am pretty sure that [researchers] will now think twice before publishing a discovery. The real losers in this case are not the companies, not even the researchers. It's the end user. The only source of information for them will be advertising and computer magazines, who survive only because of the advertising by companies. |
I've asked for donations and have already received around 8,500 euros (AU$13,600) in a week. That is so incredibly nice, I have no words. I hope this is what I will remember from all of this. |
Now computer companies will have a nice precedent. They just have to wait for the researcher to publish his findings -- [a] detailed technical article with maybe some code or proof of concept -- and then they will sue. And they will win. |