The whole business of software patents is very likely to explode at any time. There are several software patents on cds and dvds which are so vague that it is impossible to tell exactly what is going on. The licenses to use these patents allow the company issuing the patent to control cd content and to examine it. The first time one of these companies tries to use the license to access DOD classified information there will be a resolution. The easiest way to resolve this business with Borland is to contact Borland. They may also have an interest in Wine. If they have no objection to what Wine wants to do then there is no one else to complain. They might even help Wine. Borland probably doesn't even realize that Wine exists although some of the people in Borland are probably very familiar with it. I think you will find this to be true of all big software companies such as IBM and Microsoft.