I don't get that. English is one of the official EU languages, so a patent filed with the EU patent office could be written in English, too. Besides, it would probably have to be massaged by patent lawyers for the different patent offices anyway, since they probably have slightly different requirements.
True, but the question is: how much choice do we really have? There's basically a merger every day, corporations are buying up their competition, and there are quasi-monopolies in many areas. Microsoft is the prime example for this! A lot of things will need to happen for people to switch to alternative products - just look at what has already happened: spyware, viruses, crappy quality, etc. Have people switched? No. Not in significant numbers, anyway.
In theory, we have the power - whether as consumers or as voters. But in reality, I think we don't really have much choice.
I know I sound paranoid, but sometimes I just can't help it...
The point was not to be able to patent stuff done in Denmark, but to patent stuff in the EU (no matter where it was developed, since that doesn't play any role anyway). This would give them the chance to sue lots of companies in the EU, like the do in the US - thus strengthening their position their.
I'm sure you're considering the voting power of those 800 people, plus their families and friends, plus all the people in the little town where this happens (businesses, restaurants, etc.) who are also affected. And then, Denmark is slightly smaller than the US, so a couple thousand votes are quite significant.
We are going to get ruled more and more by corporations, rather than governments. Since Microsoft is making more than most American states, they also wield quite a bit of power. And since politicians can always be blackmailed with the prospect of lost jobs (Siemens did that in Germany, and lots of other comapnies too), I wonder how long until our right to vote is transferred to our employers...
Well they _could_ distinguish between people misspelling slashdot and a link, by simply checking for the referrer info in the HTTP request. But then, they probably didn't expect anybody to post a link on slashdot;)
But the weekly pattern is interesting. Looks almost too regular to be true...
This question has probably been asked before, but: Why is SCO doing all this? If they know they can't win (and let's assume that that's the case for a moment), what can they gain with these lawsuits? I simply don't get it.
Care to give an example where MS lost against a free alternative?
Didn't the MPAA do something similar?
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I'm sorry, this reminds me of another recent story. I think the EFF is doing a lot of good things, but releasing this kind of agenda-pushing software does seem a bit strange to me.
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So in other words, this is a dupe?
If you had read the article, you'd know it's 24, Enterprise, and Six Feet Under ...
According to TFA, the UK accounts for 38.4% of _EU_ downloads, but only 18.5% worldwide. For comparison, the worldwide number makes a bit more sense ;)
Only depends on the bitrate
Perhaps they should tax spelling errors instead. They'd make a killing ...
No, that's called censorship. And it wouldn't solve anything, either. Most spam crap I get points to .com addresses ...
Maybe he brought Arnold Schwarzenegger to add some weight to his proposal ;)
I don't get that. English is one of the official EU languages, so a patent filed with the EU patent office could be written in English, too. Besides, it would probably have to be massaged by patent lawyers for the different patent offices anyway, since they probably have slightly different requirements.
True, but the question is: how much choice do we really have? There's basically a merger every day, corporations are buying up their competition, and there are quasi-monopolies in many areas. Microsoft is the prime example for this! A lot of things will need to happen for people to switch to alternative products - just look at what has already happened: spyware, viruses, crappy quality, etc. Have people switched? No. Not in significant numbers, anyway.
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In theory, we have the power - whether as consumers or as voters. But in reality, I think we don't really have much choice.
I know I sound paranoid, but sometimes I just can't help it
That should read "their postion there", of course. *smacksself*
The point was not to be able to patent stuff done in Denmark, but to patent stuff in the EU (no matter where it was developed, since that doesn't play any role anyway). This would give them the chance to sue lots of companies in the EU, like the do in the US - thus strengthening their position their.
I'm sure you're considering the voting power of those 800 people, plus their families and friends, plus all the people in the little town where this happens (businesses, restaurants, etc.) who are also affected. And then, Denmark is slightly smaller than the US, so a couple thousand votes are quite significant.
We are going to get ruled more and more by corporations, rather than governments. Since Microsoft is making more than most American states, they also wield quite a bit of power. And since politicians can always be blackmailed with the prospect of lost jobs (Siemens did that in Germany, and lots of other comapnies too), I wonder how long until our right to vote is transferred to our employers ...
Hmm, it could explode?
Why would you want to deep-link into their site anyway?
In Soviet Russia, the servers ping YOU!
Well they _could_ distinguish between people misspelling slashdot and a link, by simply checking for the referrer info in the HTTP request. But then, they probably didn't expect anybody to post a link on slashdot ;)
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But the weekly pattern is interesting. Looks almost too regular to be true
There certainly still are world fairs. And this year's in Japan will have lots of robots, too.
This question has probably been asked before, but: Why is SCO doing all this? If they know they can't win (and let's assume that that's the case for a moment), what can they gain with these lawsuits? I simply don't get it.
Care to give an example where MS lost against a free alternative?
I'm sorry, this reminds me of another recent story. I think the EFF is doing a lot of good things, but releasing this kind of agenda-pushing software does seem a bit strange to me.
Hmm, a googol minus one should be ninety nine nines, not zeros, right?
CNN also has the story. Looks like about 500 people beat me at submitting the story ;)
Hmmm, then why don't we just cut them both in half, move half of Mars to Venus and half of Venus, and voila: two new Earths! ;)