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		<title><![CDATA[Red Hat offers Supremes an audacious brief]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4957]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Because the boundaries of software patents are exceedingly vague and the numbers of issued software patents is now enormous, it is virtually impossible to rule out the possibility that a new software product may arguably infringe some patent. by Dana Blankenhorn]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:26:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[OIN suggests patent reform on the fly]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA["Bergelt thinks"That does say it all.It would appear that I was right: IBM is a cofounder of OIN, which would indicate that IBM does indeed wish to control Linux thru patents, using the OIN as a front, or "white hat" as it were.This is the game IBM is playing, I...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:58:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will software patents delay Cloud Computing's advance?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[All they do is delay.In fact, patents completely stifle IT.RE: Will software patents delay Cloud Computing's advance?Looks like Ronald Katz all over again in just a different venue.  Broad patents defining a process in such a wide scope are suspect at best.  They should be reviewed and recinded. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will software patents delay Cloud Computing's advance?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=1243]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Will software patents and litigation slow the adoption of cloud computing? by Dan Kusnetzky]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:00:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Word saved? Microsoft gets stay of injunction in i4i patent battle]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[M$ bribed againIts dirty cash is destroying the fabric of justice and America.This kind of misscarige of justice would not have been possible if the gouverment was run by conservatives.Uh......... NoI think you need to go back and re-read the history of the case.MS clinging to hold on...You can only...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft appeals for stay of Word injunction]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft didn't mention this when they should have!Great day for Open Office - i4i said it has looked at OpenOffice and found it doesn?t infringe on its patents. Oh dear. Poor Microsoft. From Groklaw -http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090817235436439"I have a question for Microsoft. Why didn't they tell us about this i4i patent litigation...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When will Microsoft admit the truth about software patents?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HERETIC !My patent is better than you patent!What a waste of resources!I couldn't agree with you more.Now for the sharks in the suits .... what are they to do if they have to keep their Lexus more than 6 months?Duh!I simply do not understand the warped reasoning that would make...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:16:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When will Microsoft admit the truth about software patents?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4653]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft does not need major changes to patent law in order to make this nightmare end. Despite the adjustments made by in re Bilski, the problem remains what it has been for a decade. Software patents are more trouble than they are worth. by Dana Blankenhorn]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:40:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google buys one of my favorite companies]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software patentsIf anyone ever needed reasons to hate software patents, this mess is a bunch of reasons. The current patent system leaves much to be desired.The problem with software patents is that people can patent operations that required little or no work on their part and may have already been...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:22:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft sends mixed patent message]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft sends mixed patent messagesame oldplain unsubstantiated M$ FUD.RE: Microsoft sends mixed patent messageThe message seems pretty clear.  Its basically telling linux to watch its back and that their patents are not just a free for all.  Microsoft has spent a lot for R&D on patents and its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Software and business method patents take a hit]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Certainly we are not at the end of this, but for the first time in a long time advocates of software patents have been put on the defensive. This is really big. by Dana Blankenhorn]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:05:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Maintain an automated networked database? GraphOn wants to sue you]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maintain an automated networked database? GraphOn wants to sue youLitigious Theft.  Where does it end?People/Companies like mosquitos, stealing a living by sucking the life blood of others.  HEY the internet was my idea, you all owe me billions of dollars.  They need to get in line behind...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tech giants aim to cut patent trolls off at the pass]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tech giants aim to cut patent trolls off at the passEasier SolutionAn easier solution to the problem is to get rid of destructive, insidious software patents completely. Software should never have become patentable.Software patents == utter corruption of our market and will be a major cause of the US losing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should software be patented? This site would like the practice stopped]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[    A new website entitled End Software Patents is attempting to galvanize public support to accomplish that goal.    Here's the core of their argument:  Patents differ from copyright in one key manner: independent invention is a  valid defense against claims of copyright...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:38:56 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Patent app describes multimedia note-taking for Windows Mobile devices]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Patent app describes multimedia note-taking for Windows Mobile devicesSoftware Patents are dangerousThe US patent regime is obsolete. Software patents in particular kill innovation. It creates a veritable minefield for developers who have to waste resources to patent research. This madness has got to stop before it forces innovation offshore....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The real issue in the software patent fight]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10535-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=39886&messageID=734084&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The real issue in the software patent fightThis is why the issue NEEDS to come before the Supreme Court ...The legal basis of Software Patents has never been tested before the Supreme Court.  The reason for that is that heretofore all of the litigants in Software Patent cases have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:04:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Would patent reform make software patents acceptable?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would patent reform make software patents acceptable?Patents System Should be Junked, Not RespectedThey don't work, they only make the lawyers rich, and they are bad for the public.Junk them.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Patent law changes power ahead in Congress]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patent law changes power ahead in CongressSenator Leahy:  "promote and protect" patents.Quoting the quote in the article:"We have reaffirmed our commitment to ensuring that our nation's patent laws promote and protect the inventiveness of all of our industries..." Th e bill intends, of cource, to simplify and standardize the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:48:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The power to fight Microsoft is IBM]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The power to fight Microsoft is IBMNo one disagree with your point.But there are contributions from many companies and people not just IBM.So IBM is the key to open source's future.Everyone who has an idealistic belief in the future of open source, even in its present values, has to accept...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft forces hard questions on open source]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft forces hard questions on open sourceThe threat is stronger than the execution.The most interesting part of the patent discussion is how emotional open source software advocates become about it.For those more practical than idealistic, the situation is simple enough.  All sophisticated software infringes on patents.  Licensing fees...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 07:49:00 -0700</pubDate>
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