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		<title>EU, USA, Japan pushing for patents in ACTA!</title>
		<link>http://news.swpat.org/2010/03/pushing-for-patents-in-acta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran</dc:creator>
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  The latest leaked ACTA document shows that the EU, USA, and Japan are pushing to extend the this draconian treaty to cover patents!  This eye-popping proposal would give patent holders the power to send a cease-and-desist letters to software developers, with threats such as paying the &#8220;lost profits&#8221; of the patent holder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel: last three days of software patent consultation</title>
		<link>http://news.swpat.org/2010/02/israel-3-days-left/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran</dc:creator>
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  The deadline for the Israeli patent office&#8217;s consultation on software patents is February 15th.  Some of the links on the patent office&#8217;s website have changed, so I&#8217;ll make a list below of current and useful links.



  If you know other useful links, please leave a comment.


swpat.org&#8217;s wiki page on Israel
A blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>German January 2010 ruling, as text</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Germany&#8217;s Federal High Court, the Bundesgerichtshof, handed out a ruling that some say upholds a software patent.  The ruling was published as a PDF. I converted it to text here so that we can use online translation services to read it in English.  Below is the full text in German.  Here are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to Israeli Patent Office, from Hamakor</title>
		<link>http://news.swpat.org/2010/02/hamakor-to-israeli-patent-office-from-hamakor/</link>
		<comments>http://news.swpat.org/2010/02/hamakor-to-israeli-patent-office-from-hamakor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran</dc:creator>
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  In response to the Israeli Patent Office&#8217;s consultation about software patents, free software group Hamakor has submitted a brief (that linked page contains many other good links).  Great work Hamakor!



  The consultation deadline is February 15th, so there&#8217;s still time to make a submission and encourage other Israeli groups to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Page orientation patents, the USPTO, and you</title>
		<link>http://news.swpat.org/2010/02/page-orientation-patents-the-uspto-and-you/</link>
		<comments>http://news.swpat.org/2010/02/page-orientation-patents-the-uspto-and-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran</dc:creator>
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  When people or computers at the USPTO detect that a fax has been sent upsidedown and needs to be turned 180°, what do they do? They send it back and ask you to turn it 180°.  Why don&#8217;t they do this obvious task themselves automatically?




  Are they worried about this patent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia: time for action</title>
		<link>http://news.swpat.org/2010/01/australia-action-time/</link>
		<comments>http://news.swpat.org/2010/01/australia-action-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran</dc:creator>
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  Australia seems to be headed for software patent legislation in 2010.  The bad news is that there was a consultation, and we missed it.  The good news is that the consultation was just a preliminary step, so if we start organising now, we can still participate fully in the legislative phase. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESP launching public mailing lists</title>
		<link>http://news.swpat.org/2010/01/esp-public-lists/</link>
		<comments>http://news.swpat.org/2010/01/esp-public-lists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran</dc:creator>
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  To work on the current consultation in Israel, we&#8217;ve launched a public mailing list.  There&#8217;s one for Australia too since there&#8217;ll be work to do there very soon, and some others are being set up.  Why public?



israel-public-discuss@endsoftwarepatents.org
australia-public-discuss@endsoftwarepatents.org

Benefits of private lists

  On private lists, everyone can speak more freely and we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel: one month to end software patents</title>
		<link>http://news.swpat.org/2010/01/israel-consultation-deadline-february/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran</dc:creator>
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  I need help contacting groups in Israel.  With a February deadline, the Israeli patent office is asking if it should grant software patents.  To help, join this mailing list: israel-public-discuss@endsoftwarepatents.org. As usual, the small businesses, individual programmers, and software user groups don&#8217;t seem to have noticed this consultation. This is common [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summarising the problem</title>
		<link>http://news.swpat.org/2010/01/summarising-the-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://news.swpat.org/2010/01/summarising-the-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.swpat.org/?p=181</guid>
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  I was recently asked to give an introduction to our perspective on software patents.  Below is a quickly edited copy of what I sent.  The purpose was to help someone prepare for a meeting, so these are starting points, not an overall summary.



Why shouldn&#8217;t they exist?

Freedom
Economics


Public consultations
International harmonisation

Why shouldn&#8217;t they exist?

Software [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analogy: roadblocks and toll booths</title>
		<link>http://news.swpat.org/2010/01/toll-booths-analogy/</link>
		<comments>http://news.swpat.org/2010/01/toll-booths-analogy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciaran</dc:creator>
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  Analogies are useful for explaining the issue to people who don&#8217;t have the same background.  There&#8217;s no single best analogy, so it&#8217;s useful to have a few to choose from when the need arises.



  The swpat.org wiki has links and summaries of analogies based on minefields, literature, and music: http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Analogies  [...]]]></description>
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