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Is This a Wind-up?
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| Which is the old confusion between theft and infringement. Indeed, it's
| probably impossible to nick a patent, since it's a government-granted
| monopoly, and they're pretty hard to steal.
|
| And it's foolish on a practical level: imagine the current insanity of patent
| law cases turned into even higher-stake criminal cases, and the burden they
| would imposed on an already stretched legal system.
|
| So, Trevor, do stick to inventing clever things, and leave stupid
| intellectual monopolies alone.
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/09/is-this-wind-up.html
Microsoft Wants Patent Harmonisation...
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| Riiight: "bold" as in "infect the rest of the world with the insanity that is
| the US patent system" bold, I imagine - not forgetting software
| as "patentable subject matter" while we're at it.
|
| Danke, aber nein, danke, Horacio.
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/09/microsoft-wants-patent-harmonisation.html
[PJ/Groklaw: Microsoft suggests an international patent system. That way, it
can kill off its competition, most particularly FOSS, everywhere at once. If
you are reckless, you'll go along with them.] - Horacio Gutierrez, Corporate
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft on the Issues
Microsoft's premature patent proposal
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| I really have no problem with harmonization if it is properly done, but I
| think it would be tremendously difficult to achieve good results. The reality
| of patent protection is radically different from that of copyrights because
| patents are allowed based on the merits of the application; someone has to
| make a judgment call.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10345238-23.html
Recent:
The life of an inventor
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| Intellectual property rights are both a good thing and a potential obstacle.
| Imagine you've got a great idea, but part of the idea conflicts with
| someone's patent. You can propose a licence, but in a lot of cases it can be
| very difficult to secure the rights for a long period and at a reasonable
| rate.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8233455.stm
Inventor urges patent law change
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| A major British inventor is calling for a change in the law to strengthen
| protection against those who try to steal ideas.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8232130.stm
Brit inventor wants prison for patent crims
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| The inventor of the wind-up radio is calling on the UK government to toughen
| its stance on patent law, by making intellectual property theft a criminal
| offence.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/02/patent_infrigement_criminal_offence/
The BBC Rehashes MPAA Propaganda
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| As a government owned corporation the BBC has a duty to educate, and be
| evenhanded in its dealings with subjects. Yet in a recent segment on their
| long-running âFilmâ program, currently hosted by Jonathon Ross, the BBC ran a
| biased segment straight from the MPAA. The BBC on the other hand, believes it
| was fair and balanced.
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http://torrentfreak.com/the-bbc-rehashes-mpaa-propaganda-090425/
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