European lawmakers approve highly controversial legislation governing software patents--but some amendments appear to be a victory for critics of the proposal.
Linux vendors Red Hat and Novell have been sued for patent infringement -- but not by Microsoft.
Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, proposed changes to General Public Licence at a public forum on Tuesday but made clear that provisions to protect users from patent litigations will remain intact.
The European Commission is attempting to legalise software patents through the introduction of the EU Community Patent, according to an anti-patent campaigner.
Alan Cox, one of the leading lights of the UK Linux scene, was among those celebrating on Thursday after the European Parliament demanded a total rethink of the software patent directive.
The patent system is supposed to encourage technological innovation. Instead, it rewards those who have the knowledge and resources to work it to their advantage.
CEO Stuart Cohen talks about OSDL's efforts to head off patent claims against the community-developed operating system.
Although Sun Microsystems recently made software patents available for use by open-source developers, OSI founder Bruce Perens cautions that the patent picture is turning increasingly murky.
Alan Cox, one of the most respected figures in the open-source community, talks about GPL 3, software patents, the kernel development process and Linux on the desktop.
Do you need open-source legal protection any more than you need meteor insurance? Don't dismiss the idea.
America Online has quietly secured a patent that could shake up the competitive landscape for instant messaging software.
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