House takes small step toward revising patent law
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| The U.S. Congress took a small step on Wednesday toward revising what
| many large computer industry companies charge is a broken patent system.
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http://news.com.com/House+takes+small+step+toward+revising+patent+law/2100-1028_3-6184473.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
http://tinyurl.com/3856y5
Sun Responds to Microsoft's Patent Claims
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| Forced Alliances
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| Microsoft's decision to call out open source on patent violations
| is not about stifling innovation or slowing the adoption of Linux
| or open-source software in general, according to Brad Shimmin, a
| principal analyst at Current Analysis. For Microsoft, he said,
| this is about deriving long-term revenue from a burgeoning
| market in which it cannot play.
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| "What Microsoft intends here is for these vendors to enter
| into patent-licensing deals just as Novell did last year,
| thereby avoiding potentially costly litigation -- either
| directly from Microsoft or indirectly with Microsoft taking
| aim at their customers, a la the Recording Industry Association
| of America," Shimmin argued.
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http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Sun-Responds-to-Microsoft-Patent-Claims/story.xhtml?story_id=10000B5YPHF8
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