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- Why are vendors waiting for the SFLC lawsuit?
- Why are vendors waiting for the SFLC lawsuit?They are hosed.They have no leg to stand on, and obviously, they are using GPLed software with proprietary methods that they don't want to disclose. Since the long term relief is simply that they must stop using BusyBox or release the full...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Expect a settlement in Monsoon GPL suit
- Expect a settlement in Monsoon GPL suitTrack recordKeep in mind that to date, [b]all[/b] of the GPL-enforcement actions (save one [1]) have ended in settlements where the alleged violator simply arranges to be compliant and that's that. No damages asked or awarded; just "go and sin no more."Everybody walks...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-22
- Tax day smackdown from FOSS
- My last piece, on Stuart Cohen and the CSI, held light. Be forewarned the following is pure heat. Well see which you prefer.It seems our friends at the Software Freedom Law Center have a little tax time advice for you. When you use open source, you avoid the "patent tax."The...
- Blog posts 2007-04-16
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- Codeplex the measure of Microsoft open source street cred
- Codeplex the measure of Microsoft open source street credBeing as user oriented as they areMicrosoft performed a user satisfaction survey on the quality of air. Why they even asked we don't know.The results came out, and a whopping 87% of respondents said that they would much rather have "Microsoft Air".Microsoft...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
- Show me how you beat Microsoft in patent fight
- Show me how you beat Microsoft in patent fightDid ya see thishttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/bridge.microsoft/index.htmlI was told in another blog that the patent is long filenames in FAT. If that is the case then we need to sue the US Patent office for giving out false patents. If they can patent...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- Linux Foundation: Let's kill Microsoft's FAT
- The Linux Foundation is ready and willing to help companies get Microsoft's FAT out of their products. In his blog posted today about TomTom's settlement with Microsoft that was announced yesterday, foundation executive director Jim Zemlin said the case only proves that Microsoft was taking aim against...
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- TomTom, Microsoft settle: Who caved?
- TomTom, Microsoft settle: Who caved?It almost seems like TomTom was expecting this... as fast as they reacted.. seems like they had a contingency plan. I imagine they also wanted to ensure their stock didnt crumble.Its interesting how fast MS agreed though. Maybe it wasnt that big of a...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-30
- TomTom chooses a moderate limited hang out route
- Rather than seek to have Microsoft's patents invalidated, TomTom has chosen a legal strategy of claiming Microsoft is violating TomTom patents. The suit, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, accuses Microsoft of violating four TomTom patents relating to vehicle navigation software. This followed Microsoft's suits alleging TomTom...
- Blog posts 2009-03-20
- Who should Software Freedom sue on FAT32?
- Who should Software Freedom sue on FAT32?What did MS do wrong?They are not bound by the GPL. They are free to license their technology to anyone they want, under terms agreeable to both. (I assume there might be some Federal restrictions there, but I don't think we crossed that...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-07
- Microsoft's secret plan behind the TomTom suit?
- Microsoft's secret plan behind the TomTom suit?Well, maybe it is time to draw a line in the sand. Maybe this is a good onefor SFLC, IBM, and other to get involved with. TomTom can not fight it alone, they will just have to switch to WinCE.not so secretM$ hopes that...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-05
- Open source patent law panhandling
- TomTom lacks the financial resources to defend itself. Stand-alone GPS systems aren't that great a business, the real potential here being GPS as a technology platform, enabling other functions. All of which means that, if the SFLC chooses to make a fight of this they have to do more than...
- Blog posts 2009-03-05
- Bang the TomTom slowly
- Bang the TomTom slowlyBang the TomTom slowly but surely"TomTom's use of the Linux kernel in its products, ..."The fact of the matter is, the "Linux Kernel" was mentioned by name.^o^Still, if we let MS keep threatening, and demanding cross licensingagreements for invalid patents, it helps validate invalid patents. One at...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-27
- Free Software Foundation calls Cisco a leech, in court
- Free Software Foundation calls Cisco a leech, in courtDavid RavicherSurely, you mean Dan Ravicher? Unless he has a secret brother whom he's hired to work with him at SFLC.This is a test case ...Cisco understands the ramifications of what they're doing. There have been numerous rumors that Cisco plans to...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-12
- Is the era of open source legal stupidity over?
- Is the era of open source legal stupidity over?...must have an invention...I disagree about not patenting an "idea" of an invention. I've got ideas for several new technologies, but I don't have the capital to create them. They require microscopic parts. If I can't patent my idea,...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-24
- Does interoperability violate the GPL?
- Does interoperability violate the GPL?Open source, development method or moral philosophy?I'm not certain that efforts to separate the two will always be successful. Many of the people who are supplying the work that allows reduced staff expenses are probably doing so because they believe to some degree in open...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- News to know: DNS flaw; Amazon; Microsoft shakeup; Facebook
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service Attack code published for DNS flaw Nate McFeters: |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit 'Spam King' escapes from federal prison iPhone vulnerable to phishing,...
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Why are vendors waiting for the SFLC lawsuit?
- Why wait for the lawsuit to be filed before taking appropriate action, or at least responding to the SFLC? Is it that any publicity is good publicity? After all the suits of the last year do vendors still think the SFLC is bluffing? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- News to know: Vista tweaks; Firefox 3; Life streaming for business; Office
- Notable headlines: Ed Bott: 10 top tweaks for Windows Vista. Gallery right. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to show off a corporate Facebook-like prototype About those Windows XP 'upgrades' from Vista ... Dennis Howlett: CIO perspective:...
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Embedded market keeping SFLC busy as in BusyBox
- As in the previous suits, the defendants ignored attempts by the SFLC to settle the problems privately. Previous suits settled soon after being filed. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-06-11
- Eben law can have an open source business model
- Anyone can have an open source business model. Even an open source lawyer. Eben Moglen, whose Software Freedom Law Center provides free legal help to open source projects, has just announced Moglen Ravicher LLC, a for-profit law firm covering the same ground. Their first...
- Blog posts 2008-03-27
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