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− | + | '''[[Groklaw]]''' is a website run by Pamela Jones, a paralegal in the [[USA]]. It provides news, comments and archive material on important cases relevant to software law, especially with respect to copyrights and patents. PJ, and hence Groklaw, is a keen advocate of [[free software]] and is opposed to [[software patents]]. | |
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− | [[Groklaw]] is a website run by Pamela Jones, a paralegal in the USA. It provides news, | ||
Articles on {{SITENAME}} which reference material to be found on Groklaw include: | Articles on {{SITENAME}} which reference material to be found on Groklaw include: | ||
+ | * [[Bilski v. Kappos (2009, USA)]] | ||
* [[In re Bilski]] | * [[In re Bilski]] | ||
* [[Legal wordings]] | * [[Legal wordings]] | ||
* [[Microsoft vs TomTom, 2008]] | * [[Microsoft vs TomTom, 2008]] | ||
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==The case for software patents== | ==The case for software patents== | ||
− | Pamela Jones invited the law firm of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks to write an article for Groklaw, defending business methods and software patents. They came up with [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090926131450794 The Arguments For Patents for Business Methods and Software-Implemented Inventions]. Groklaw naturally disagrees with their position. | + | Pamela Jones invited the law firm of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks to write an article for Groklaw, defending business methods and software patents. They came up with [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090926131450794 The Arguments For Patents for Business Methods and Software-Implemented Inventions]. Groklaw naturally disagrees with their position. The [[End Software Patents]] campaign mirrored this action, getting an article on the Patently-o blog: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/11/abandoning-software-patents.html Abandoning software patents?]. |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.groklaw.net Groklaw] | * [http://www.groklaw.net Groklaw] | ||
* [http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=20050402193202442 Groklaw's articles about patents] | * [http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=20050402193202442 Groklaw's articles about patents] | ||
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Revision as of 21:52, 10 January 2010
Groklaw is a website run by Pamela Jones, a paralegal in the USA. It provides news, comments and archive material on important cases relevant to software law, especially with respect to copyrights and patents. PJ, and hence Groklaw, is a keen advocate of free software and is opposed to software patents.
Articles on ESP Wiki which reference material to be found on Groklaw include:
The case for software patents
Pamela Jones invited the law firm of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks to write an article for Groklaw, defending business methods and software patents. They came up with The Arguments For Patents for Business Methods and Software-Implemented Inventions. Groklaw naturally disagrees with their position. The End Software Patents campaign mirrored this action, getting an article on the Patently-o blog: Abandoning software patents?.