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No Lobbyists As Such review
Reviews Although many of the campaigners were volunteers, Florian Mueller, the founder of the NoSoftwarePatents Web site, was one of the few who was able to fund his full-time campaigning efforts through the support of open source companies MySQL and Red...
[March 29, 2006, 9:15]
Bono and anti-patent campaigner go head-to-head
News Florian Mueller, one of the leading campaigners against the European software patent directive, was elevated to the lofty heights inhabited by the frontmen of U2 and the Boom town Rats on Thursday after being nominated for two prestigious European...
[September 23, 2005, 17:10]
An outsider looks in on Icann
News What makes Mueller-Maguhn stand out among the freshmen class of at-large Icann board members is his past and present vocation. When Andy Mueller-Maguhn of Germany takes his seat on the Icann (International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers...
[October 16, 2000, 8:00]
Munich Linux migration delayed by 'PR stunt'
News Software patent campaigner Florian Mueller revealed this week that the City of Munich's decision to stall its Linux migration, was the result of a PR stunt by anti-patent campaigners. In the book, No Lobbyists As Such, published on Tuesday...
[March 29, 2006, 11:05]
Microsoft SQL zero-day adds to IE7 woes
Blog Earlier today I spoke to Bernhard Mueller, the security consultant for SEC Consult who found the vulnerability. Microsoft has produced a patch, said Mueller, but has not yet released it. Mueller told me that the flaw will "probably be exploited in...
[December 12, 2008, 16:46]
BT rival welcomes broadband price cuts
News Elliott Mueller, Tele2's chief executive, believes that such a price cut would be good for his firm because it will improve the public's awareness of broadband. According to Mueller, when one high-speed Internet service provider reduces its prices...
[February 11, 2002, 14:12]
Software patents campaigners honoured
News Mueller campaigned against the software patent directive for many months, until he returned to work as a software developer in March this year.As one of the key figures in the anti-patent campaign, he advised politicians about the directive and...
[September 28, 2005, 13:05]
Intel and Dell put Vista plans on ice
News Speaking to ZDNet UK at a Dell event in Paris on Thursday, Intel Europe's director of IT, Martin Mueller, said that the company's Vista deployment would only commence in the second half of 2007, once Centrino Pro computers — incorporating the next...
[May 4, 2007, 12:01]
Software patent directive adopted
News According to Florian Mueller, an anti-patent campaigner who watched the public part of the meeting, a minister from Luxembourg said the directive is being adopted to ensure that the Council adheres to its processes and to avoid creating problems...
[March 7, 2005, 9:45]
IBM accused of hypocrisy over patent collaboration
News However, Florian Mueller, the campaign manager of an anti-patent Web site, has accused IBM of hypocrisy as it is also lobbying the EU to push through the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive , which many believe would allow software patenting...
[January 11, 2005, 16:05]
Anti-patent campaigner hailed as IP hero
News Florian Mueller, the founder of an anti-patent Web site, in its annual list of the 50 most powerful people involved in intellectual property. Mueller campaigned against the software patent directive for many months, until March this year, when he...
[July 20, 2005, 17:30]
Business needs more broadband know-how
News Elliott Mueller, Tele2's chief executive, told ZDNet UK News that his company is trying to educate potential customers. Businesses need to be shown the benefits of broadband in order to get them to upgrade," Mueller said.
[February 12, 2002, 13:24]
Opera and MySQL battle against software patents
News Opera, MySQL, 1&1 Internet, CAS Software, CSB-System, GMX, and Materna are being aided in their effort by campaigner Florian Mueller, founder of an anti-patent Web site, who has agreed to return to the fray after giving up his battle against the...
[June 28, 2005, 16:30]
European Parliament blocks patent liberalisation
News Florian Mueller, the founder of NoSoftwarePatents.com, said the proposal would have resulted in more litigation and more software patents. Both Mueller and the FFII had called on MEPs to vote against the proposal.
[March 16, 2006, 9:35]
Patent for help function sparks legal fight
News Florian Mueller, the campaign manager of an anti-patent Web site, said on Monday that this is a sign of the damage that Europe's Computer Implemented Inventions Directive could cause to companies. I'm devastated to read that the survival of...
[February 7, 2005, 16:35]
Politicians demand fresh start for patent directive
News Florian Mueller, the campaign manager of NoSoftwarePatents.com, said the motion has been given to the Tabling Office of the European Parliament (EP), through which all documents must passed before being discussed by MEPs in the EP.
[January 10, 2005, 11:50]
Commission refuses to rewrite patent directive
News Florian Mueller, who runs an anti-patent Web site, condemned the EC's decision, accusing those responsible of "negating democracy". Now we call on the EU Council to demonstrate a more democratic attitude and to reopen negotiations of its Common...
[February 28, 2005, 15:45]
Last-gasp attempt to block patent directive
News This means the text of the directive could be renegotiated, according to Florian Mueller, an anti-patent campaigner. We have to see what happens on Monday," said Mueller. Everyone has said 'We don’t to be the only ones who spoil the party'," said...
[March 4, 2005, 17:35]
EC slipping software patents 'through backdoor'
News Florian Mueller, the founder of nosoftwarepatents.com, warned that if the Community Patent law follows the current practice in the European Patent Office (EPO), which continues to grant software patents despite the European Parliament's decision...
[October 6, 2005, 17:40]
EU parliament demands patent restart
News Florian Mueller, the campaign manager of an anti-patent Web site, said it is great news for anti-patent campaigners, but warned that the battle is not yet over. It's a fantastic turning point because in all likelihood we've now succeeded in doing...
[February 3, 2005, 10:20]
