Regardless of your philosophical leanings on the issue of software patents, if you’re in the software business, you need to worry about them. A lot of people, such as the inventor of modern e-mail, are opposed to software…
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Google’s new privacy policy and terms of use are, as I have commented, scary stuff. Two authors at Slate magazine, coming at the issue from the “open technology” perspective, recently explained why they agree t…
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In a case that has been widely publicized, a Texas jury has invalidated claims of two patents that cover much of today’s World Wide Web. I won’t duplicate the detailed treatment that others have already provided, but…
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The landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision of Bilski v. Kappos, 130 S. Ct. 3218, 3225 (2010), failed to provide a clear test for patentable subject matter. That was over a year-and-a-half ago. Are there now, I wondered, any tren…
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Even if your business does not use Google applications – even if you intend not to use Google applications – Google’s new privacy policy and terms of use could give Google scary rights to your content. Any business with em…
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