Skype may be in jeopardy it seems.  Only a few months ago in May did we see Skype making leaps and bounds, in a high profile get-together with mobile operator 3 to 'change the face of mobile' and allow Skype calls on mobiles.  They brought out a lovely ad to mark the occasion, which steered away from the traditional notion of 3 with their "Very cool ads, mostly pissed off customers," and Skype became something you could use at other time in your life without sitting in front of a computer with a sinfully ugly headset on.

Skype itself has become massively popular; as the world's single largest provider of international calls - trumping AT&T - they have 480 million users (that's twice Facebook), and the application now comes with more than 50 mobile phones and even the Sony PSP.

The problem facing the company now is the revelation that they may loose their rights to the software - which is obviously the key element.

The company faces a software license revoke which underpins the entire concept.  Skype owners Ebay have said they are working on developing "alternative software" but "may not be successful, may result in loss of functionality or customers even if successful, and will in any event be expensive."

"If Skype was to lose the right to use the Joltid software as the result of the litigation, and if alternative software was not available, Skype would be severely and adversely affected and the continued operation of Skype’s business as currently conducted would likely not be possible," eBay wrote.

Let's hope June doesn't sees Skype disappear from mobiles and computers forever, and here's an well-made enthusiastic ad of theirs to watch: