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    Microsoft's bid to make the Open XML (OOXML) file formats international standards has succeeded, barring any last-minute changes. The ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is scheduled to issue the official communique today.

  • Open specification promise is true: Microsoft

    Microsoft has struck out at the Software Freedom Law Centre's (SFLC) claims that its Open Specification Promise is not as open as it should be.

  • Don't trust Microsoft's OOXML patent pledge

    Prominent legal counsel the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) said that the legal terms covering Microsoft's Open XML document formats pose patent risk to free and open-source software developers.

  • SCO attacks keep coming back

    More Internet attacks cut off access to the SCO Group's servers this past weekend and again on Monday, as the Unix software company struggled to stop the hackers.

  • PayPal, Palm and patents

    If you've been ignoring patent law--either as an online business or simply as a consumer--it's time to wake up. Recent events show that, for better or worse, this important form of intellectual property protection cannot be overlooked.

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  • ACMA link removal: A free speech analysis

    Electronic Frontiers Australia has complied with a notice by the nation's communications regulator to delete a link from its site. But, the organisation writes, the action raises serious freedom of speech and freedom of political communication issues.

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