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Acacia denies patent claim is an attack on open source, denies any Microsoft role: Acacia Research Corp. on Friday released a statement to ZDNet's Open source Blog writers regarding the patent infringement case it filed against Red Hat and Novell on October 9. In the statement, which appears below in its entirety, Acacia insists that its patent claim is not...; Tags: Novell Inc., Patent, Red Hat Inc., IP, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Acacia, Open Source, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2007-10-19
First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft: It appears as though the first patent suit against Linux -- targeting Red Hat and Novell -- is now official. According to Groklaw's Pamela Jones: IP Innovation LLC has just filed a patent infringement claim against Red Hat and Novell. It was filed October 9, case...; Tags: Novell Inc., Patent, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Blogosphere, Jones, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, David Berlind; Blog posts 2007-10-11
Patent infringement bypasses global warming as biggest threat to human existence: Recent moves by intellectual property holdings outfits like Acacia Research have sparked a patent land grabbing epidemic that has threatened to accelerate the extinction of all life on earth unless the charter of the Kyoto Treaty is expanded to include other, more pressing matters that threaten the Earth's ecosytem....; Tags: Steve Gillmor; Blog posts 2005-07-20
Motorola coy with iTunes phone: Motorola coy with iTunes phoneAll the I-Tunes suckers now feeling the pinchSo I guess Apples restricted the DRM again and again. Can burn only 10, no make that 7. What next 5 in september. Want to share that music over the network, tough luck! Not allowing rendevous anymore.Now I'm sure...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Telecom & Utilities, Apple iTunes, music, iTunes Phone, digital-rights management, phone, Motorola Inc., Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-03-16
HP: Don't like software patents? Learn to deal: HP: Don't like software patents? Learn to dealTranslated...HP: "At the end of the day, software patents are a way of life. To ignore them is a little bit naive..."Here is a translation: "We will continue to stifle innovation, limit the market forces of competition, corrupt the system, and generally abuse...; Tags: software, Goldtouch Technologies, Hewlett-Packard Co., OSS, software patent, patent, computer company; Discussion threads 2005-02-15