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Story: Patent directive 'could halt Linux development'
Posted by: Marco Menardi (Wednesday 2 March 2005, 5:09 PM)
Why only Free Software? Also proprietary one is damaged!
I'm developer of a closed source software for Windows, and I'm really scared about my future. I can't affort the litigation my program can rise from stronger copetitors that can easely "kill me" this way.
I do love program, I enjoy it, I've copied nothing, but sure I'm infranging some hundred of patents, since everything has been patented, also trivial thing.
And no, I can't affort a trial just to show that was "prior art", I would have to quit my business or sell the right (copyright) of my product to someone else.
It's a rubbery against everyone but big corporations. Shouldn't the law defend people against monopolis, against abuses?
So sad (from Italy)
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Story: Patent directive 'could halt Linux development'
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