The EFF has a great new page about patents hindering the innovation inventors and small businesses seek.
Patents may have been created to help encourage innovation, but instead they regularly hinder it. The US Patent … Read the rest
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In something which doesn’t make much sense until you read it, Software Freedom Law Center comes to Microsoft’s aid.
Why would lawyers who do pro bono work do this?
While it’s only a distant possibility … Read the rest
1994 IBM Manual Describes 2005 Google Patent
theodp writes “The USPTO kicked off 2005 by awarding Google a new patent for highlighting the search term in a retrieved document by changing at least one of … Read the rest
from boingboing…
Bill Gates: Free Culture advocates = Commies
I imagine my blog-mate Cory might have a few things to say about this when he’s online again. In an interview on news.com, Microsoft co-founder Bill … Read the rest
YEA FOR US, DOWN WITH MS IP PATENTS!
from larry seltzer at eweek:
Opinion: The standards group gives up on Microsoft contributions to the SMTP authentication proposal and instead suggests a hybrid alternative.
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