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* [http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/05/14/ftc_drops_rambus_antitrust_case/ US Federal Trade Commission gives up antitrust proceedings against Rambus for using patents against companies it negotiated standards with]
 
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* [http://www.ftc.gov/reports/innovation/P040101PromotingInnovationandCompetitionrpt0704.pdf US FTC report, 2007] (I haven't read this, maybe it's not relevant)
 
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*:"''The revised interoperability settlement does not appear to deal with the inadequacies of Microsoft’s standards compliance, unfair pricing practices or other concerns related to patent abuse or standards manipulation.''"
 
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* 2009-10-10: [http://fsfe.org/news/2009/news-20091008-01.en.html FSFE: Microsoft settlement leaves Free Software in the cold]
 
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Revision as of 06:36, 22 June 2010

Red alert.png What this entry documents is not a solution.
This practice may be ineffective or useless in the long term.
ESP's position is that abolition of software patents is the only solution.


History has shown that antitrust law and other laws to protect competition don't work against problems caused by patents.

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