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EFF Launching 'Patent Fail' Campaign

netbuzz writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which has long been at the forefront of fighting software patent abuse with its Patent Busting Project, is launching a new initiative called 'Patent Fail: In Defense of Innovation.' EFF staff attorney Julie Samuels tells Network World: 'The project has three components: educating individuals about the problems with the current patent system, providing individuals with resources to deal with patent issues, and then exploring what the system should be in the long-term.'"

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  1. Re:A fine initiative by qzjul · · Score: 5, Informative

    Unfortunately, with Apple practising predatory patent behaviour, it seems as though they were justified...

  2. Re:A fine initiative by speedplane · · Score: 3, Informative

    And donating $99 gets you a really cool hat!

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