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Larry Rosen makes some interesting statements about patents in a video interview from the Open Source Business Conference in San Francisco:- "Well Open Source is based on intellectual property and it just is an accident of history perhaps that it's been...
/. reports another trivial IBM patent:- "If all goes IBM's way, it'll soon constitute patent infringement if Bennigan's gives you a free lunch for being inconvenienced by a long wait for your meal. Big Blue is seeking a patent for its Method and Structure...
The press release from Xandros has more details (my highlighting):- REDMOND, Wash., and NEW YORK– June 4, 2007 Microsoft, Xandros Broad Collaboration Agreement Extends Bridge Between Commercial Open Source and Microsoft Software Agreement Enhances Mixed...
Wow, Steve Ballmer and Brad Smith certainly touched a nerve . I've read and re-read the article and I can't see what the big deal is. It's not like it should be a shock to anyone that there's unlicensed IP in the Linux Kernel. RMS seems to have been clued...
News of another start-up that is building on patented technology developed by Microsoft Research . ZenZui aims to transform the way people engage, consume and interact with Web content on a mobile device. ZenZui is part of the IP Ventures program that...
Back in June I included a video of a Microsoft Research project called TouchLight in the keynote I gave at Eunis 2006 on how computation will affect the sciences and scientists . Afterwards I had several interesting conversations about how . It seems...
Interesting and balanced article discussing Myhrvold's Intellectual Ventures and patent reform in the US. [Update] A Business Week article from earlier in the month : " Inside Nathan Myhrvold's Mysterious New Idea Machine "
Interesting comment from Lawrence Lessig concerning the recently released Creative Commons Add-in for Microsoft Office . Lawrence reports surprise at people's surprise that Microsoft and CC would work together and says "Microsoft has been on the right...
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