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UN Wades Into Patent War Mess

Posted by timothy on from the in-other-news-nokia-apple-samsung-rim-motorola-google dept.

Rambo Tribble writes "The BBC is reporting that the worldwide, tangled mess of IP litigation has come to the attention of the UN's International Telecommunication Union. The agency has announced it will be holding talks aimed at reducing this massive drag on the digital economy. Good luck."

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  1. Thank goodness! by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Funny

    If there's one organization I think of when it comes to taking effective, decisive, timely action - it is the United Nations.

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    #DeleteChrome
    1. Re:Thank goodness! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Democracy is the worst possible way to govern, except for all the alternatives.

  2. Re:UN vs The massed Phalanxes of Lawyers worldwide by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd love to see the UN troops with their blue hats march into the courtroom and tell the lawyers of both sides to back off.

    And a nice little red cross tent outside taking care of the wounded lawyers who burned themselves choking on their coffee.