Patent Case With FOSS Implications

ThousandStars writes, "SCOTUSBlog posted about the liklihood that the Supreme Court will review whether an organization can get around software patents by completing the work in other countries. This case has huge implications for OSS projects with coders in the U.S., as it may inhibit, among other things, the ability of American coders to contribute to projects that violate U.S. software patents." The Patently-O blog gives background on the case.

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Re:Commercialising ?

[ObsessiveMathsFreak]

Is there an intent to commercialise it ? If so, how will it be commercialised ?

Commercially?

Whoa!

[novus ordo]

Respondent AT&T Corp. brought this patent infringement action against petitioner Microsoft Corp., alleging that computers loaded with petitioner's Windows® operating system infringe respondent's patent related to digitally recorded speech.

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