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Intellectual Monopolies Insanely Out of Control view story
"We foolishly believed that on (American) Independence Day we would be seeing plenty of news about liberty and freedom, but instead we found heaps of anti-FOSS moves, especially in Europe where there was no holiday"
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The Fight Against Software Patents and Intellectual Monopolies
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"Remember what’s in Microsoft mind: patents"
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Passing Intellectual Monopoly Laws Using Propaganda Terms, Political Corruption
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"Some laws are simply too ridiculous — if not impossible — to comply with and obey. Welcome to a world where mathematics is a minefield because politicians are foolish enough (or compensated sufficiently) to do the unimaginable"
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It Must Be Official: The USPTO is (Brain) Dead
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"These happen to be the more notorious junk ‘ideas’ that shouldn’t have had any accompanying patents granted in the first place"
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ISO: The New USPTO (and It’s Not a Compliment)
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"ISO now acts in a similar fashion or serves a similar goal to USPTO — and those who endorse its role — as a body approving monopolies"
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When Software Patents Backfire
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"Software patents are dumb. They needn’t be permitted. But those who want a government-imposed monopoly for their computer program will use any excuse available — and sometimes incentive/bribe — to ‘massage’ the system to their benefit"
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Intellectual Monopolies Roundup
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"Software patents and other dubious nonsense"
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