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FSF responds to Oracle v. Google and the threat of software patents
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Sep 08, 2010
As you likely heard on any number of news sites, Oracle has filed suit
against Google, claiming that Android infringes some of its Java-related copyrights and patents.
Too little information is available
about the copyright infringement claim to say much about it yet; we
expect we'll learn more as the case proceeds. But nobody deserves to
be the victim of software patent aggression, and Oracle is wrong to
use its patents to attack Android.
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FSF Settles Suit Against Cisco
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Brett Smith
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May 20, 2009
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last modified
May 20, 2009 01:06 PM
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and Cisco Systems, Inc. are pleased to
announce that they have reached a joint agreement.
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FSF speaks against patent and DRM provisions at Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators' meeting
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Sep 16, 2011
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is a free trade
agreement currently under negotiation that could require member
countries to enact strict copyright and patent legislation that hurts
free software users and developers. Our license compliance engineer
Brett Smith talked about the FSF's opposition to these terms with
negotiators last weekend; in this blog post, he shares his perspective
on the event.
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FSF submits comment in USTR Special 301 Review
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Feb 17, 2010
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last modified
May 17, 2010 04:44 PM
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FSF submits comment in USTR Special 301 Review
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by
Brett Smith
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Feb 17, 2010
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last modified
Mar 12, 2010 10:06 AM
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FSF Supports Proposed Exemptions to DMCA Anti-Circumvention Rules
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by
Brett Smith
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Feb 10, 2012
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last modified
Feb 10, 2012 05:49 PM
The Free Software Foundation submitted comments to support exemptions to allow users to install free software on all kinds of devices, and view and play media encumbered with Digital Restrictions Management (DRM).
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Good news about the Novell/CPTN deal
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Apr 22, 2011
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last modified
Apr 26, 2011 01:19 PM
Earlier this week the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and German
Federal Cartel Office (FCO) announced a joint decision regarding
Novell's proposal to sell 882 patents to CPTN Holdings, newly formed
by Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, and EMC. The authorities ultimately
approved the sale, but with conditions that prevent the companies from
using the patents to attack free software.
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Google's updated WebM license
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Jun 04, 2010
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last modified
Jun 04, 2010 03:26 PM
Google just updated the license for their WebM Project to make it GPL-compatible.
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GPL Compliance Lawsuits
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Nov 29, 2007
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last modified
May 17, 2010 04:43 PM
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GPL Compliance Lawsuits
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by
Brett Smith
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published
Nov 29, 2007
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last modified
Mar 12, 2010 10:06 AM
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