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Calling For An Independent Invention Defense In Patents
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091123/0210287050.shtml
Software Copyright vs. Software Patents
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| What's interesting here is that this
| position - preferring copyright rather than
| patent protection - comes from small to
| medium-sized software companies, but aligns
| with that of the free software world, which
| depends on copyright for the efficacy of its
| licences, but cannot accommodate patents,
| because they act as a brake on sharing.
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/11/software-copyright-vs-software-patents.html
Library Of Alexandria A Symbol Of Egyptâs Efforts To Lead On Knowledge Access
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| Dining on fresh fish beneath a golden sunset
| overlooking the Mediterranean beneath which
| lie the remains of the ancient Library of
| Alexandria, the conversation turns to the
| invention of written language. A light-
| hearted debate breaks out between an
| Egyptian and a Syrian over the origins of
| the first alphabet several thousand years
| ago, but is left for the time being when the
| Syrian asserts, âWe invented the alphabet,
| you invented writing.â
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| Records show Egyptâs primary role in the
| development of written language as a way to
| disseminate ideas, and it is still advancing
| knowledge access, as evidenced by its world-
| class Library of Alexandria and several
| recent activities and publications. In some
| cases, library officials are out front on
| international policy issues related to
| access to knowledge.
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http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/11/16/library-of-alexandria-a-symbol-of-egypt%E2%80%99s-efforts-to-lead-on-knowledge-access/
Recent:
USPTO Convinced By Amazon That Online Gift Giving Patent Is Legit
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| Amazon continues to aggressively pursue
| variations on its "one-click" patent, even as
| it is repeatedly held up as an example of how
| screwed up the patent system has become. In
| the latest story, found on Slashdot, a patent
| application for method of buying gifts online
| was originally rejected under the CAFC's
| recent Bilski rules because the invention "may
| be performed largely within the human mind."
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091123/1238577060.shtml
Google Patents Displaying Patents
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| "Google has actually managed to patent
| displaying patents. The USPTO issued US
| Patent No. D603,866 to six Google inventors
| for their 'graphical user interface for
| display screen of a communications
| terminal.' Among the six inventors is the
| guy who introduced Google Patents.
| Ironically, Google Patents can't seem to
| find the new Google patent for Google
| Patents."
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http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/11/22/2019219/Google-Patents-Displaying-Patents
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