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Intellectual Property and the Structure of Human Action
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| Granting property rights in scarce
| resources, but not in ideas, is precisely
| what is needed to permit successful action
| as well as societal progress and prosperity.
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http://www.againstmonopoly.org/index.php?perm=593056000000002182
Microsoft to herd third parties with licensing patent
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| Microsoft has applied for a US patent that
| the company hopes will close a loophole when
| it comes to licensing software to third
| parties.
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| Redmond put forward its request to patent
| what it has dubbed the âextensible agent-
| based license structureâ on 25 June 2008.
| The USPTO published the firmâs application,
| which is credited to inventors Sanjay Garg,
| Scott Kurtzeborn, Qi Zhong and Gordon Hardy
| - working on behalf of MS - on 31 December
| 2009.
|
| The software giant noted in its application
| that its current licensing systems,
| including the controversial product
| activation technology it uses, come with a
| restrictive set of licensing schemes when
| the firm's software is released.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/06/microsoft_licensing_patent/
Apple Blocks Google App From iPhone While Trying To Patent The Same Invention?
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| What makes this story more interesting is
| the fact that Apple barred Google Lattitude
| from the iPhone app store. Of course, Apple
| has a history of barring competitive apps,
| but that's also brought about regulatory
| scrutiny from the federal government over
| whether or not Apple is abusing its market
| position.
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100104/0428457584.shtml
Related:
Yup, Appleâs Advertising Budget Is Bigger Than Microsoft Vistaâs
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| Update: Microsoft spends more on advertising across all of its combined
| businesses than Apple does, but its Windows business is what competes most
| directly with Apple. Microsoftâs total advertising budget across all of its
| businesses, including Windows, Office, Xbox, and all the enterprise stuff,
| was the following (from the 10K): âAdvertising expense was $1.2 billion, $1.3
| billion, and $1.2 billion in fiscal years 2008, 2007, and 2006,
| respectively.â
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http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/21/yup-apples-advertising-budget-is-bigger-than-microsoft-vistas/
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