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(In the European Union, this is being tested again in the case IBM and TurboHercules, 2010.) |
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| − | * [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2009100908022461 Interview with ECIS's Thomas Vinje and Ashwin van Rooijen] | + | * FSFE: [http://mail.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/press-release/2006q2/000138.html Microsoft: "Our software patents preclude interoperability"] 27 Apr 2006 |
| + | * [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2009100908022461 Interview with ECIS's Thomas Vinje and Ashwin van Rooijen], 9 Oct 2009 | ||
*:"''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.''" | *:"''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.''" | ||
| − | * | + | * FSFE: [http://fsfe.org/news/2009/news-20091008-01.en.html FSFE: Microsoft settlement leaves Free Software in the cold], 10 Oct 2009 |
*:"''[[Free Software]] projects, which are often the strongest competitors to the company's offerings, will not be able to use the patent licence proposed by Microsoft.''" | *:"''[[Free Software]] projects, which are often the strongest competitors to the company's offerings, will not be able to use the patent licence proposed by Microsoft.''" | ||
Revision as of 14:35, 26 July 2010
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.
In the European Union, this is being tested again in the case IBM and TurboHercules, 2010.
Related pages on ESP Wiki
External links
- US Federal Trade Commission gives up antitrust proceedings against Rambus for using patents against companies it negotiated standards with
- US FTC report, 2007 (I haven't read this, maybe it's not relevant)
- YouTube video of EU Commissioner for Competition admitting that the EU ruling doesn't prevent Microsoft from demanding royalties
Microsoft
Examples involving Microsoft:
- FSFE: Microsoft: "Our software patents preclude interoperability" 27 Apr 2006
- Interview with ECIS's Thomas Vinje and Ashwin van Rooijen, 9 Oct 2009
- "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."
- FSFE: FSFE: Microsoft settlement leaves Free Software in the cold, 10 Oct 2009
- "Free Software projects, which are often the strongest competitors to the company's offerings, will not be able to use the patent licence proposed by Microsoft."
