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Discussion of intellectual property rights.
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Incorporation by Reference and Non-English Specification
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Currently, the USPTO allows one to submit a specification in a foreign language and still receive a filing date, but a fee is charged for this service. Of course, to proceed to examination and obtain the U.S. patent, ultimately, a translated specification has to be submitted. I am wondering if it would be possible to avoid the fee for a non-... more »
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RMS, GPL, The Peculiar Institution of Dual Licensing
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[link] "RMS, GPL, The Peculiar Institution of Dual Licensing « previous entry | next entry » Oct. 22nd, 2009 | 11:28 am I am going to take the words of my colleague Tim Bray to explain my own position regarding the acquisition of Sun by Oracle: [Disclosure: I have no non-public information on any of the... more »
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Standford study explains pro-GPL radicals
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----- In general, students who were the most pro-GPL were the most likely to say they wanted to express their views, compared to those with moderate or anti-GPL views. However, in one study the researchers added a twist: they gave participants fake data which indicated that other Stanford students held relatively conservative,... more »
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Richard Stallman Protects MySQL from Oracle
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Ha ha. [link] RMS should practice what he preaches Submitted by peter13j on 20. October 2009 - 18:59. I am really annoyed, that RMS uses any occasion to spread his dogmatism, in this case on the expense on several thousands of Sun employees, who are waiting to see an perspective for their future again. I'm not a Sun... more »
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El Reg: "GPLv2 - copyright code or contract?"
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[link] "GPLv2 - copyright code or contract? Open source legal minds unravel license By Austin Modine in San Francisco • Get more from this author Posted in Software, 15th October 2009 06:02 GMT Two prominent IP lawyers have warned that the all-pervasive General... more »
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Psystar/Apple/First sale on Groklaw
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...For a change, you are in good company, dak. ;-) To GNUtian Hyman Rosen: see comments below regarding the Blizzard case that you've liked so much... [link] "The Copy Ownership Cases Posted August 31st, 2009 by Brian and filed in Contract, Copyright... more »
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