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CopyCamp '15 in Warsaw Discussed the Problem of Patents on Software, Which Still Exist in Europe
An IT security & Free Software consultancy based in Warsaw explains that “many think Europe is free from software patent” when the matter of fact is that “rules for software patenting were not accepted as obligatory.”
The EPO’s Investigative Unit Exposed: Part III
A closer look at what has become known as the 'gestapo' of the EPO, starting with the founder of the Investigative Unit (I.U.), Florian Andres
More Information Emerges About the Microsoft-Red Hat Patent Agreement
Informed (GNU/Linux-centric) journalists who looked beyond the misleading press releases and the distracting marketing campaign have managed to find out and highlight the patent issues associated with the Red Hat-Microsoft deal
Dutch Political Action Against the EPO's Management Greater Than Previously Estimated
Sharon Gesthuizen and John Kerstens only two among many more who are actively working to stop Battistelli's reign of terror
The EPO’s Investigative Unit Exposed: Part II
How the President of the European Patent Office got his own private mercenaries, who can outrageously enough ignore European laws and human rights, in order to guard his unprecedented tyranny
The Latest Propaganda From Benoît Battistelli is Promotion of the Unitary Patent (UPC) at Political Levels
An internal puff piece, posted some time ago in the EPO's intranet, serves to show just how much the EPO's management intervenes in matters beyond the scope of its operation
Red Hat's Deal With Microsoft Resurrects Fears of Software Patents Against GNU/Linux and Introduces 'Triple-Dipping' of Fees
Microsoft can charge GNU/Linux for alleged patent violations, for server resources (per CPU or per day), and additionally make money from spying on users' data and passing it around
Links 4/11/2015: Linux-Based Parcel Delivery, OpenSUSE Leap 42.1
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Red Hat Sells Out With a Microsoft Patent Deal
OpenShift deviates to patents-laden APIs of a patent aggressor, Microsoft, and Red Hat signs a patent deal with Microsoft
A State Within a State: Süddeutsche Zeitung Article About the EPO's Bizarre Existence Above the Law
A belated translation into English of a long article about lawlessness at the EPO, or the law of monarchy, where Battistelli is the monarch
The EPO's Investigative Unit Exposed: Part I
Some new observations about the notorious Investigative Unit, which has turned the EPO into somewhat of a rogue state which necessitates rescuing from the outside (as it has become too rogue to self-heal)
GNU/Linux and Free/Libre Software Dominance: What It Comes Down to is Patents
A decade after Free/libre Open Source software (FLOSS) surpassed its proprietary counterparts on technical terms/merit it is facing an increasing number of patent challenges, as well as disruptive takeover attempts
Vista 10 and Other Spyware Not a Choice But Imperative for People Who Stay With Windows
Microsoft is pushing hard against choice and pressuring OEMs to stop providing people with anything other than the world's worst spyware, namely Vista 10, which people increasingly reject and actively try to dodge
More European Politicians Take on the EPO for Ignoring the Rule of Law
The wrath of European politicians remains a problem for Benoît Battistelli and his team (Team Battistelli), which has thus far used a political fluke to claim immunity from the law and even snub court rulings
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EFF Asks CAFC to Tackle the Trolls' Docket, the Eastern District of Texas
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asks the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) to do something about the capital of patent trolls, which have become symptomatic of the problems with the US patent system
The Benoît Battistelli Way or the Highway: EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal is Being Discredited, SUEPO Web Site is Down Again
How the EBoA (Enlarged Board of Appeal) comes under attack from the EPO's management, which does not tolerate challenge, as does the Web site of the staff union, which has been a target of censorship by EPO and is now down again (not for the first time in recent weeks)
EPO “Careering Towards the Precipice of Disaster”
Pressure from external entities, the latest being the International Labour Organization (ILO), is putting the EPO's management under incredible pressure
Vista 10 Looking Worse and Behaving Worse Over Time; People Reject It, So Microsoft Will Force People to Get It
Microsoft's latest incarnation of Windows is rejected by a large number of people (growth reportedly stalls), so the company is going to force people to use it regardless of their preferences, and also spy on the users regardless of their preferences
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Patents Roundup: Software Patents in India, the US, Microsoft's Dubious Software Patents, and Mark Cuban
A roundup of news of interest with a special focus on software patents, which severely affect one's ability to liberally develop software and are potentially being expanded to countries outside the United States, where the Supreme Court may have already, in effect, put an end to them anyway
Microsoft's Poaching Efforts (Against GNU/Linux) Advance, Don't Fall Into the Trap
Microsoft's attempts to embrace, extend, extinguish GNU/Linux (convert GNU/Linux virtual instances into Windows, in the long term) an important reminder of a long-established modus operandi
Android is Being Disrupted by Microsoft and Its Satellite Entities Like Cyanogen, Patent Trolls, and Xamarin
A glance at the current situation in the mobile market, where Microsoft has virtually no presence, with focus on how Microsoft is trying to intervene and wrestle with the market leader, Android
Private Eye Covers the EPO Scandals, Says EPO Hired 'British Snooping Firm Global Risk Consultants'
Popular British paper covers the EPO scandals and focuses on revelations from Techrights
Former German Constitutional Court Judge Denounces the EPO's Possible Campaign of Defamation Against Judge Accused of Truth-Telling
Siegfried Broß explains why the discrediting allegations against the accused judge (a hard-working technical person) are just totally unacceptable
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Benoît Battistelli Became an Embarrassment to the European Patent Organisation, Allege EPO Workers
The revolt against the Battistelli regime culminates with explicit denunciation of an unprecedented assault on truth-tellers within the organisation
The International Labour Organisation Highlights Problems of Broader Dimensions at EPO
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is raising serious concerns about the situation at the EPO, where labour or workers' rights are being gradually abolished and the number of complaints has gone through the roof
IBM Bemoans the Collapse of Software Patents in the US and Wants US Congress to Intervene for 'Certainty'
The bizarre 'friend' of Free/Open Source software (FOSS), IBM, is still trying to ensure patentability of software whereas Apple and SAP, based on new stories, surprisingly enough serve to crush some
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