13 Years of UPC Promises

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2019-12-02 05:22:47 UTC
Modified: 2019-12-02 08:40:33 UTC

Summary: The anatomy of UPC 'fake news' or lobbying tactics along the lines of self-fulfilling prophecies and false predictions

2007 (EU): coming in 2012! Pinky promise!

2011: Richard Stallman sounds the alarm

2011 (CIPA): it's coming, it's coming! Yes, it's true, we support software patents (and UPC)

2012 (EU Commission): coming soon! Real soon!

2012 (law firm) slight delay. Don't panic. Coming soon.

2014 (UK-IPO): coming soon

2014 (Bristows): coming soon (next year)

2015 (EPO): Unitary Patent ready to go

2020 is only a month away.

It's Cheaper to Pay Bribes (and Produce Press Releases) Than to Pay Fines (After Lots of Negative Publicity): Does the UK still have real sovereignty or do corporations from overseas purchase decisions and outcomes?
November 2023 Over With GNU/Linux at All-Time Highs According to statCounter: ChromeOS+GNU/Linux combined are about 7% of the "market"
[Meme] Screenshots of Web Pages (Relevant to One's Article) Are Not Copyright Infringing Anywhere in the World: bullying and hate crimes
Cybercrimes and Online Abuse From Extremists and Militants on a VPN/Tor: A straitjacket or lobotomy won't solve this issue
IRC Proceedings: Friday, December 01, 2023: IRC logs for Friday, December 01, 2023
Selling Free Software: by Richard Stallman
A Year of Doing Techrights 'Full Time': been a year!
Microsoft and Its Boosters Worsen Linux Security: The circus goes on and on
Links 01/12/2023: Facebook Infested With Malicious Campaigns by Imposters, ACLU Gives Advice on Doxxing and Online Harassment: Links for the day
Just Like Its Budget Allocation, the Linux Foundation Devotes About 3% Of Its Latest Newsletter to Linux, Devotes More to Linux's Rivals: It's just exploiting the brand
Links 01/12/2023: Google Invokes Antitrust Against Microsoft: Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news
UK Government Allowing Microsoft to Take Over Activision Blizzard Will Destroy Jobs: Over 30,000 fired this year? More?
New Report Provides Numerical Evidence That Google Hired Too Many People From Microsoft (and Became Malicious, Evil, Sociopathic): "Some 12,018 former Microsoft employees currently work for the search and data giant"
Google: Keep Out, Don't Save Your Files, and Also Let Us Spy on Everything You Do: Do you still trust "clown" storage?
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, November 30, 2023: IRC logs for Thursday, November 30, 2023
Links 01/12/2023: Many Suppressions in Hong Kong and Attempts to Legitimise Illegal and Unconstitutional Fake Patent 'Court' in EU (UPC): Links for the day
Gemini Not Deflated Yet (Soon Turning 5!): Gemini numbers still moving up, the protocol will turn five next summer
Links 30/11/2023: Belated End of Henry Kissinger and 'Popular Science' Shuts Online Magazine: Links for the day
Site Priorities and Upcoming Improvements: pages are served very fast
[Meme] One Person, Singular Pronoun: Abusing people into abusing the English language is very poor diplomacy
Ending Software Patents in Recent Years (Software Freedom Fighters MIA): not a resolved issue
New Article From Richard Stallman Explains Why He Says He and She for Unknown Person (Not 'They'): "Nowadays I use gender-neutral singular pronouns for a person whose gender I don't know"
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, November 29, 2023: IRC logs for Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news
Links 30/11/2023: Rushing Patent Cases With Shorter Trial Scheme (STS), Sanctions Not Working: Links for the day
Links 30/11/2023: Google Purging Many Accounts and Content (to Save Money), Finland Fully Seals Border With Russia: Links for the day

13 Years of UPC Promises

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