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> On Jan 23, 10:37 am, Doug Mentohl <doug_ment...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> The Supreme Court determined that Microsoft was not liable for patent
>> infringement .. because the version of Windows that was actually
>> installed on certain foreign-based computers was not exported by
>> Microsoft ..
>>
>> One curious aspect of the Microsoft-AT&T decision was the choice by the
>> majority to characterize software that is not in a format capable of
>> being immediately loaded onto a computer as “an idea without physical
>> embodiment.”
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http://snipurl.com/alvtohttp://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/01/23/battle-between-software-patents-...
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> "those who would rather not see a strong and vibrant patent
> system."???
>
> Give me a break! This guy loves software patents. He wants a strong
> and vibrant system of trolls and lawyers, where any really creative
> person can't write Hello World without violating somebody's patents.
> Ugh.
>
> "It is bad news for the software industry as we know it..." Might be
> the software industry as he knows it, but not as I knew it before
> there were any software patents. It's unbelievable.
>
> BTW, thanks for all the good posts. Very interesting reading.
Remember, that's the guy who argued with Groklaw over the patentability of
software. Gene Quinn or something...?
Lawyers thrive in a world full of disputes. Programmers are happy enough with
copyrights, according to surveys.
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