-
FSF joins forces with Software Freedom Law Center and Open Source Initiative to fight software patents in U.S. Supreme Court
-
by
Free Software Foundation
—
published
Feb 28, 2014
—
last modified
Oct 11, 2016 04:11 PM
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Friday, February 28, 2014 -- The Free
Software Foundation (FSF) joined the Software Freedom Law Center
(SFLC) and the Open Source Initiative (OSI) in filing a brief
amici curiae in software patent case Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank
before the United States Supreme Court yesterday.
Located in
FSF News
-
El Peligro de las Patentes de Software
-
by
Matt Lee
—
published
Jul 26, 2007
—
last modified
Sep 04, 2007 03:45 PM
—
filed under:
RMS Speech
Location: Hotel Ramada Herradura, Autopista General Cañas, cruce San Antonio de Belén, frente a Mall Cariari, Heredia, Costa Rica. (Phone: + 50 6 2099 800) Richard Stallman will explain how software patents obstruct software development. Software patents are patents that cover software ideas. They restrict the development of software, so that every design decision brings a risk of getting sued. Patents in other fields restrict factories, but software patents restrict every computer user. Economic research shows that they even retard progress. This speech will be part of the Conferencia Latinoamericana de Informatica CLEI 2007 (comprising Conferencia Latinoamericana de Informatica CLEI 2007, XV Congreso Iberoamericano de Educacion Superio en Computacion CIESC 2007, Latin American Networking Conference LANC 2007, Taller Latinoamericano de Informatica para la Biodiversidad INBI 2007) which will take place from the 9th to the 12th of October.
Located in
FSF Events
-
US Supreme Court makes the right decision to nix Alice Corp. patent, but more work needed to end software patents for good
-
by
Free Software Foundation
—
published
Jun 19, 2014
—
last modified
Jun 19, 2014 05:58 PM
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, June 19, 2014 -- Today the
United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled a prominent software
patent invalid in the case of Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, saying that
implementing an abstract idea on a computer does not make that idea
patent-eligible.
Located in
FSF News
-
The Shield Act fails to protect free software from patents
-
by
Donald Robertson
—
published
Aug 07, 2012
The Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act (SHIELD Act) fails to protect the free software community from software patents.
Located in
Blogs
/
Licensing
-
Over 450 letters sent to the USPTO proposing guidelines to end software patents
-
by
Brett Smith
—
published
Sep 28, 2010
—
last modified
Nov 05, 2010 09:42 AM
Last week, we put out an action item asking people to write to the
USPTO, and explain to them why software should not be eligible for
patents under their forthcoming post-Bilski guidance. To answer the
call, you all sent in more than 450 letters, offering the USPTO all
kinds of legal and practical reasons why they should stop issuing
software patents. This is a tremendous response, and we're very
grateful to you all for participating. Thank you very much!
Located in
FSF News
-
FSF files brief in Bilski case calling on the Supreme Court to eliminate software patents
-
by
John Sullivan
—
published
Oct 02, 2009
—
last modified
Oct 02, 2009 09:48 PM
Located in
FSF News
-
Patent Absurdity
-
by
Matt Lee
—
published
Jun 21, 2005
—
last modified
Apr 15, 2010 01:52 PM
Richard Stallman's article on the difference between patents and copyright for software users and developers appears in the Guardian.
Located in
FSF News
-
Bilski party come what may
-
by
peterb
—
published
Jun 28, 2010
FSF welcomes Supreme Court watchers to a post Bilski party
Located in
Blogs
-
Microsoft's Empty Promise
-
by
Brett Smith
—
published
Jul 16, 2009
—
last modified
Jul 16, 2009 06:21 PM
Last week, Microsoft extended the terms of their Community Promise to
implementations of the ECMA 334 and 335 standards. You might think
this means it's safe to write your software in C#. However, this
promise is full of loopholes, and it's nowhere near enough to make C#
safe.
Located in
FSF News
-
New effort to introduce European software patents
-
by
Matt Lee
—
published
Jan 24, 2006
Located in
FSF News
