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- Big patent law reform on the way?
- Big patent law reform on the way?SCOX was NEVER ABOUT PATENTSThe stillborn lawsuit is a contract dispute for "The SCO group." "The SCO Group" has never sued over software patents, with IBM. They have changed their story of "millions of lines of infringing code" but has never been...
- Tags: Great! Let, patent law, Big patent law
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- The real issue in the software patent fight
- While the Linux Foundation promises to fight with the "same energy and effectiveness" as in the SCO suit, while Groklaw seeks prior art and own own Matt Asay sees conspiracies in the IP Innovation suit, I think it might be better to discuss the real issue here. Good...
- Tags: Software, Patent Law, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-10-15
- Patent law overhaul: Bad for start-ups?
- Patent law overhaul: Bad for start-ups?All patents must die [nt].The same dire cries were heard ....The same dire cries and predictions were heard decades ago whenthe "truth in lending" reforms were instituted for the financialsector.You have to admit, they do have a pointand it is a very valid one.Re: Patent...
- Tags: innovator, Kamen, patent, Patent Law, innovation
- Discussion threads 2007-09-20
- Delay in SCO justice gives Microsoft hope
- Delay in SCO justice gives Microsoft hopeI liked that water interfaceThere are a lot of areas where innovation is needed, and Microsoft came up with one. Which is good. Too bad it wasn't as good as the Nintendo Wii joystick.The COUPONS....the coupons MS distributed WITHOUT an expiration date!!After portions of...
- Tags: open source, Patent Law, Microsoft Corp., patent, Novell Inc., SCO Group Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
- Bill aims to school judges in patent law
- Bill aims to school judges in patent lawHow about schooling judges......on the ravages of encroaching socialism.Oh, wait--that's where they get their paycheques.Better IdeaWe have a independent Federal Tax Court system why not a patent court system? One of the big problems that the Patent Office has complained about in...
- Tags: patent law
- Discussion threads 2006-05-19
- Putting a stop to patent exploitation of traditional knowledge
- Putting a stop to patent exploitation of traditional knowledgeThis concept should be extended to IT as wellHow much more would innovation be served if it were freed of the 'threat' of lawsuits from those speculative companies who 'mine' 'traditional' IT concepts? Microsoft has literally thousands of patents and is 'lying...
- Tags: Patent Law, patent, knowledge
- Discussion threads 2005-12-28
- Rx for Linux: Part 2 - SCO, Patents, and Money
- Rx for Linux: Part 2 - SCO, Patents, and Money...except that's not what happened.".. the basic claim is just that some IBM people allowed some contractually protected Unix system code to leak into the Linux development tree. Well duh, the issue here isn't whether it happened ..."Well, DUH, that's exactly...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Patent Law, Linux, IBM Corp., SCO Group Inc., Sun Solaris, Unix
- Discussion threads 2005-10-18
- Microsoft seeks rehearing in Eolas case
- Microsoft seeks rehearing in Eolas caseI tend to agree the Appeals Court made a mistake.In all honesty, I am not certain how the Appeals Court believes a patent registered in the US has authority in other countries unless there are recipical agreements between the two countries. (And no,...
- Tags: Eolas Technologies Inc., Patent Law, bubba, patent, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-03-22
- Apple hints at colorful computer plans
- Apple hints at colorful computer plansOoh man, the colors....Yes sir, real innovation there...I guess we knowwhat the new imac will look like. I never really liked the candy colors imacs. I much prefered the desk lamp style one. I really hope Jobes isn't going back to that cheesy...
- Tags: Patent Law, computer, patent, Apple Inc., IM GONNA, PC
- Discussion threads 2004-08-16
- HP files patent suit against Gateway
- HP files patent suit against GatewayPatent suits are soon to followYes, there will be more since no one pays attention to others rights.One has to wonderhow anyone can have a technology business of any type? 6000 related patents on peecees? 21000 worldwide? It seems to me that there...
- Tags: Patent Law, Gateway Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., patent
- Discussion threads 2004-03-25
- CD-burning software prompts patent suit
- CD-burning software prompts patent suitdetails?so what are the details of THIS patent now... do we have another case of overly broad patents? sheesh.... if this was really the case, they should ahve said something BEFORE the technology was bieng used by all these other companies. silly money grubbing...
- Tags: patent law, CD-burning, patent, software
- Discussion threads 2003-12-15
- Jury awards SPX $62 million in Microsoft case
- Jury awards SPX $62 million in Microsoft caseTaking a line from Ax_Grinder...."we continue to stand firm in our belief that there was no infringement of any kind on the Imagexpo patent and that the technologies in question are indeed different"I'm "afraid" the jury disagrees.....:o)criminal M$ steals againBut the justice is...
- Tags: patent law, Microsoft Corp., patent, Microsoft NetMeeting, SPX
- Discussion threads 2003-11-17
- Patent overhaul gets a boost
- Patent overhaul gets a boostIt is about timeThe last three points are music to my ears, how can you make a buck in the biz if someone wants you out and they gots the legs to stand with and you always get them cut out from under you because of...
- Tags: patent, software, patent law, innovation
- Discussion threads 2003-10-30
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- Family entertainment act
- There was an assertionin the comments on the story Guns 'n' Roses that the prosecution would have to prove some economic damages. How do they plan on proving financial impact in court? Piracy rates are calculated by comparing ESTIMATED demand for a product...
- Tags: Entertainment, Title, Piracy Rate, Sales Strategy, Performance Management, Advertising & Promotion, Sales, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Slash to album poster: 'Rot in jail'
- Slash to album poster: 'Rot in jail'Very strong words...RE: Slash to album poster: 'Rot in jail'how did this music get to the web? everything that gets to the web should be free! go after the persons who do the uploading not the down loaders. it got there some how. how...
- Tags: Piracy, album poster, Rot, RIAA, Cogill
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Slash to album poster: 'Rot in jail'
- You might question why illegally posting an unreleased album on your website should put you in federal penitentiary for three years, but Guns 'n' Roses guitarist Slash doesn't. "I hope he rots in jail," said Slash, the former Guns N' Roses...
- Tags: Resource, Attorney, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Drug profit incompatible with scientific method?
- Drug profit incompatible with scientific method?Patentability and ProfitThe problem with new drugs like Vytorin is that we must rely on short-term studies & short-term observation in order to gamble on the drugs' safety. There is, presently, only one cholesterol medication that has not only proven to be most effective in...
- Tags: tobacco, new drug, drug company
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopper
- Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperHave you ever read MS EULA? In short...We can go into your machine and do what ever we want.If this is the case with the browser....how are they using your data in their cloud?Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperI looked...
- Tags: Web browsers, EULA, Google Inc., Chrome EULA, TOS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- XenCare SoftLock (msi)
- If you are using your computer system in a harmful way which could be as simple as clicking on an e-mail attachment from a stranger or visiting unknown Web sites, XenCare SoftLock can lock your system and protect from ever evolving threats not identified by conventional popular brand like Symantec,...
- Tags: Guard, XenCare Software, Productivity, E-mail, Web Site Development, Viruses And Worms, Security, Branding, Online Communications, Internet, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-09-03
- Hacker wants promise he'll be returned to UK
- Hacker wants promise he'll be returned to UKI would guess......that in exchange, the US would want assurances that McKinnon wouldn't be pardoned by the UK, or paroled before he would have been eligible under US law.RE: Hacker wants promise he'll be returned to UKWhat he's really got is ass-burger syndrome....
- Tags: Hacking, Food & Beverage, hacker
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
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