British Government Comes Out Against 'Pure' Software Patents
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| The answer is reassuring but perhaps doesn't go far enough, and gives
| no specific promises to bring into line a patent office that grants
| software patents (according to the petition) 'against the letter
| and the spirit of the law'.
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http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/27/152246&from=rss
Given Blair's friendship with Gates, as well as corporate ties (even the
BBC), there could be lobbying on the way.
Related:
Microsoft Responds to Alleged Ballmer 'Threats' Against Linux
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| The company's response to BetaNews suggests that, if Ballmer was
| taken out of context, then at least Microsoft was in no mood to
| correct that context. At worst, it suggests the company may be
| comfortable with letting the "veiled threat" theory stand.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Responds_to_Alleged_Ballmer_Threats_Against_Linux/1172178360
http://tinyurl.com/354z55
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