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● 01.09.09

●● Novell|Microsoft Sued by Patent Troll

Posted in Action, Law, Microsoft, Novell, Patents, Security at 12:40 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Patent trolling ain’t going away until the government decides to actually make a move.

=> ↺ ain’t going away

The suit names the following industry players: Symantec, Microsoft, AVG, CA, Check Point Software, Comodo, ESET, F-Secure, iolo technologies, Kaspersky Lab, McAfee, MicroWorld Technologies, NetVeda, Norman Data Defense Systems, Novell, PC Tools, PWI, Sophos, Sunbelt Software, Trend Micro, Velocity Micro, and Webroot Software.

The lack of change from the newly-elected government is already upsetting Richard Stallman, who last night pointed a finger at this new article. This isn’t the first example of an Obama appointment that puts pro-intellectual monopolies people in charge and there seem to be legitimate reasons for concern. █

=> ↺ this new article | legitimate reasons for concern

“I would much rather spend my time and money and energy finding ways to make the Internet safer and better than bickering over patents.”

–Dean Drako, Barracuda’s CEO

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