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Submission + - How Linux defenders attack bad software patents before they're approved (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by Curupira on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @04:21PM

Curupira writes: How can open source developers or activists fight software patents? Ars Technica discusses how the Linux Defenders group are exercising the rights granted by the America Invents Act to identify and fight the patents that potentially threaten Linux and open source software.

Submission + - Google and MPEG LA in agreement about VP8 patents (webmproject.org)

Submitted by Curupira on Thursday March 07, 2013 @04:45PM

Curupira writes: The official WebM blog announced that MPEG LA licensed all VP8 essential patents to Google Inc., allowing the company to sublicense the described techniques it to any VP8 user on a royalty-free basis.

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