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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 tom wrote: > Gordon Henderson wrote: >> >> Just as you start the fun with VP8, Germany allows software patents. >> >> here >> >> >> http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2010/05/german-high-court-declares-all-software.html >> >> >> and here: >> >> http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/05/20/1332214 >> >> Gordon >> > That particular case should fall apart over prior art - as most cases > probably will. I think after a rabid few years of litigation they'll > change their mind. But thats Germany not here ...yet. > There are qualified rumours that the US will drop software patents - the > Bilski case is coming back soon > Tom te tom te tom > Perhaps something to discuss at the next holsworthy meeting, how people can lobby local mps, about this so they are aware of this issue and the pitfalls regarding adoption of software patents. get in there, as it would not surpise me the people that want them are going to do the same on the pro-patent front. Paul - -- Paul Sutton - www.zleap.net DCGLUG MEETINGS Next Paignton Lug meet : 3pm Saturday June 5th - Shoreline Next Holsworthly meet : 2pm Saturday June 19th - White Hart -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkv2et8ACgkQaggq1k2FJq1KDACeO3WGCpO00DkL2TFMmPzK5aEi xdgAn1139Wq5ajaGKXJLhJbym238wLoX =Pt0P -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html