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GPL to be Modified to Penalize Patents and DRM

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the license-to-chill dept.

null etc. writes "MSNBC is running an article about how upcoming changes to the GPL will retaliate against companies that patent software or produce DRM'ed products. "Software patents are clearly a menace to society and innovation. We like this to be more explicit. The basic idea is that if someone patents software, he loses the right to use free software. It's like a patent retaliation clause.""

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  1. Re:Taxation? by Phil246 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They'd just tax the access point. Somewhere, all WiFi signals need a line to the rest of the internet.

  2. Re:Linus and his patents? by cybergrunt69 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ya no whut - if you hate being the grammar nazi or teh spelling nazi, then DON'T DO IT! Except the fakt that not everyone is used to righting thesis papers, we're writing comments to a story or an off-topic thread.

    GET OVER IT.

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  3. Re:Taxation? by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Good question.

    See MS. See why they love the BSD license but absolutely hate GPL.

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