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	<title>Comments on: Microsoft looses Uniloc case</title>
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		<title>By: Reader's Write</title>
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		<dc:creator>Reader's Write</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Karma is a bitch aint it M$?</description>
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		<title>By: Jakykong</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jakykong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m almost hoping that this one patent is upheld. In general, software patents are clearly a bad thing. But this patent being upheld would have two potential effects that I can see.

1. it would make DRM much *much* more expensive for big business and the RIAA to keep doing. They would be forced to license the technology, and then at least we would have one regulatory business (Uniloc) instead of thousands. With luck, the result would be an end of DRM de facto, because those companies that want to use it can&#039;t afford it.

2. If it is upheld, due to the threat discussed above, the big businesses that are doing DRM might get the hint that software patents == bad, for them, and not just for us. But the result would be millions of dollars thrown at lobbyists to get software patents ousted.  Just what we want :).

The only real danger that I can see is if Uniloc decides to cheaply license their patent. In that case, a third option would be that the big businesses *do* license the patent, and we&#039;re in exactly the same position we&#039;re in now, except that at least one broad software patent is found to be legitimate, which would be bad precedent for us.

So, in a very real sense, I hope the judge has their senses twisted to support this software patent :P</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m almost hoping that this one patent is upheld. In general, software patents are clearly a bad thing. But this patent being upheld would have two potential effects that I can see.</p>
<p>1. it would make DRM much *much* more expensive for big business and the RIAA to keep doing. They would be forced to license the technology, and then at least we would have one regulatory business (Uniloc) instead of thousands. With luck, the result would be an end of DRM de facto, because those companies that want to use it can&#8217;t afford it.</p>
<p>2. If it is upheld, due to the threat discussed above, the big businesses that are doing DRM might get the hint that software patents == bad, for them, and not just for us. But the result would be millions of dollars thrown at lobbyists to get software patents ousted.  Just what we want <img src='http://www.p2pnet.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
<p>The only real danger that I can see is if Uniloc decides to cheaply license their patent. In that case, a third option would be that the big businesses *do* license the patent, and we&#8217;re in exactly the same position we&#8217;re in now, except that at least one broad software patent is found to be legitimate, which would be bad precedent for us.</p>
<p>So, in a very real sense, I hope the judge has their senses twisted to support this software patent <img src='http://www.p2pnet.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Jon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ catflap

Congadulatioms! You fopund my deliberate Easter speeloing miostyake!

;)

Cheers!</description>
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<p>Congadulatioms! You fopund my deliberate Easter speeloing miostyake!</p>
<p> <img src='http://www.p2pnet.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Cheers!</p>
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		<title>By: Devil's Advocate</title>
		<link>http://www.p2pnet.net/story/20069/comment-page-1#comment-971566</link>
		<dc:creator>Devil's Advocate</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>HEY!  I rezembell that!
: )</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HEY!  I rezembell that!<br />
: )</p>
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		<title>By: catflap</title>
		<link>http://www.p2pnet.net/story/20069/comment-page-1#comment-971562</link>
		<dc:creator>catflap</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>loses, not looses, jon.

yor speeling iz getin wurse frum reeding all doze comentz.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>loses, not looses, jon.</p>
<p>yor speeling iz getin wurse frum reeding all doze comentz.</p>
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