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Well, the patent holder may not offer you a license. It's entirely up to him. He could say, &ldquo;I just want to shut you down.&rdquo; I once got a letter from somebody whose family business was making casino games, which were of course computerized, and he had been threatened by a patent holder who wanted to make his business shut down. He sent me the patent. Claim 1 was something like &ldquo;a network with a multiplicity of computers, in which each computer supports a multiplicity of games, and allows a multiplicity of game sessions at the same time&rdquo;.