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Posted in Africa, Intellectual Monopoly, Microsoft, Patents at 2:42 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Amidst Novell’s new contract with BT, Derek Keats, whom we mentioned several times before (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) has more to say:
=> ↺ Novell’s new contract with BT | ↺ 1 | ↺ 2 | ↺ 3 | ↺ 4 | ↺ 5 | ↺ 6 | ↺ has more to say
Multi-nationals ignore South Africa patent law
“Does Microsoft intend to continue to break the law by filing software patents in South Africa?”
Also recall that Novell boasts protection from software patents in Europe, where these are not even allowed. This does not only lead to customer confusion. It potentially has a mental effect on lawmakers. Novell serves Microsoft desire to change the laws, which it perceives as illegitimate.
=> ↺ boasts protection from software patents in Europe
Update: I apologise for the duplicate. Hopefully the two posts complement one another.
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