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(Who are the Tier 1 funders?: At first glance, at least NZ$199,000 of their annual membership fees (NZ$409,250) come from foreign companies:)
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'''NZICT''' is a [[New Zealand]] based group that lobbies ''for'' [[software patents]].  NZICT is majority funded by companies outside of New Zealand.
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'''NZICT''' is a [[New Zealand]] based group that lobbies ''for'' [[software patents]].  NZICT is largely funded by companies outside of New Zealand.
  
 
According to patent attorney Steve Lundberg,<ref>http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wzDfoNHqC5YJ:www.patents4software.com/%3Fp%3D72</ref> NZICT convinced the New Zealand government to abandon the ban of software patents they had announced in March 2010.<ref>http://news.swpat.org/2010/03/new-zealand-govt-against-software-patents/</ref>
 
According to patent attorney Steve Lundberg,<ref>http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wzDfoNHqC5YJ:www.patents4software.com/%3Fp%3D72</ref> NZICT convinced the New Zealand government to abandon the ban of software patents they had announced in March 2010.<ref>http://news.swpat.org/2010/03/new-zealand-govt-against-software-patents/</ref>

Revision as of 08:25, 23 June 2010

NZICT is a New Zealand based group that lobbies for software patents. NZICT is largely funded by companies outside of New Zealand.

According to patent attorney Steve Lundberg,[1] NZICT convinced the New Zealand government to abandon the ban of software patents they had announced in March 2010.[2]

Who funds NZICT?

NZICT's membership page lists 10 "Tier 1" members, 14 "Tier 2" members, and 63 "General" members.[3] Their Joining page explains that the annual fees are NZ$25,000 for Tier 1 members, NZ$8,000 for Tier 2 members, and NZ$750 for General members. The membership takings for 2010 are thus:

  • NZ$250,000 from the Tier 1 members (61.1%)
  • NZ$112,000 from the Tier 2 members (27.4%)
  • NZ$47,250 from the General members (13.5%)
  • (total: NZ$409,250)

What percent of funding comes from outside New Zealand

At first glance, at least NZ$199,000 of their annual membership fees (NZ$409,250) come from foreign companies:

Who are the Tier 1 funders?

Their "tier 1" members are:[4]

External links

References