Re: [Patents] Microsoft Assembles Patent Arsenal for Longhorn

["miriam clinton (iriXx)" <iriXx@iriXx.org>]

Bernard Lang wrote:

> The idea isn't to ensure that Microsoft makes a fair profit from its
> patents; it's to make sure that no one else can write fully compatible
> software.' An older article mentions some other patents."
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> and Microsoft also officially sponsors the EU presidency ... whatever
> that means :
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> http://www.eu2004.ie/sitetools/sponsorship.asp                                  
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> The presidency is pushing for fast adopting software patents
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> Might there be a relation.
>  
what are the consequences in relation to the European Software Directive 
of 1991 - where interoperability between operating systems is upheld? 
even in the UK implementation of the EUCD they have been forced to 
acknowledge that the EU has a prior law enforcing interoperability. 
perhaps its time to bring the ESD 1991 into our lobbying campaign?

bw,
m~

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