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European Parliament To Exclude Free Software With FRAND

Posted by Unknown on from the free-software-to-the-back-of-the-bus dept.

First time submitter jan.van.gent writes "The European Parliament is on the verge of adopting a directive reforming standards, reform which would introduce FRAND patent licensing terms, an undefined term which has been seen as a direct attack on the fundamental principles of Free and Open Source software. The Business Software Alliance has been very active trying to get FRAND terms into the directive."

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  1. Muahaha! by Vinegar+Joe · · Score: -1, Troll

    George Bush strikes again!

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    "The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old......They literally know nothing." - Ben Rhodes
  2. Re:What is so unfair about "fair?" by xkr · · Score: -1, Troll

    If you want Standards totally unencumbered, great! Volunteer. Most of the other people on the committee will agree with your intent.

    Like or not, patents foster innovation. They have done so since the time of the Greeks, and the founding fathers built patent protection into the US Constitution.

    A society that does not reward work in an investment with any way to protect the work will still be painting on cave walls.

    And, by the way, Standards that people don't like, ARE ignored. Happens every day.

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    I will create a sig when innovation restarts in the U.S.