SKYPE

Source: Huei (LOWYAT.NET)

If you’re running and trying to find your way around the law, you might bump into eBay on your way as they too are trying to find their way around their agreement with Joltid, founder of Skype and licensor of the peer-to-peer technology behind Skype to eBay. According to source, a legal dispute arouse between Skype and Joltid regarding the licensing terms earlier this year, and Joltid counter sued Skype saying that they illegally altered certain source code thus Joltid would like to terminate the agreement. While Skype’s future may be jeopardized as a result, the latest update from Skype says that they are hoping to develop an alternative technology to the one licensed through Joltid. Although the middle of 2010 may seem like a long time more to go, 10 months is certainly not enough to develop a new and reliable software to keep Skype going. It would be a shame to see such technology go to waste.