Questions and thoughts on intellectual so-called property (that is, legally granted monopoly).
Wired ran a half-serious, half-fun readers’ contest to find ways to fix the “broken patent system” (their words, not mine). Here are the results. There […]
In seattlepi.com A Huge amount, even for Redmond giant. Ok, this is only first stage, they’ll appeal. Microsoft’s always been a strong supporter of software […]
Remember the dot-com bubble ? Or the real estate bubble ? Remember when it exploded, wrecking so many companies, lives and wealth ? We must […]
Should this thing full of software be patentable or not ? A test.
I’ve once again came across a paper by a reputable magistrate and economist that distinguishes “open source” or “free” (like in free beer) software and […]
I never took time to write an entry about this, but two months ago, RIM (the guys who make the product) accepted to pay NTP […]
This is a part of our series “Are TRIPS of any usefulness for the general public ?” One of the arguments of its promoters are […]
Far from it. But the suspense goes on… RIM Dodges Shutdown Bullet
Source: The Register. Once again we have to question if patents (essentially software ones) are part of the solution or part of the problem. In […]
Software patents certainly incur important costs: to get them (cost quite marginal here, if you look at the other costs) to defend them in court […]
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