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IP Insurance For Software

Posted by michael on from the solutions-in-search-of-a-problem dept.

isn't my name writes "We all know that OSRM has come out to offer insurance against intellectual property claims for open source software. Recently, we've seen IBM open up 500 patents and SUN up the ante with 1600. But all of these moves are targeted at F/OSS software. There's an article at IPW that looks at the state of patent insurance for non-F/OSS."

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  1. Re:FUD by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If, as OSRM implies, that various types of insurance, such as its latest offering, are prudent for Open Source projects, than I think that OSS loses a lot of its advantages. I've grown to suspect OSRM's motivations and think perhaps they might just be a little biased. Insurance companies tend to have hidden agendas.

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