http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2007/03/08/if-you-cant-beat-them-fine-them-the-eus-wrong-policy-on-microsoft/ Open Source > Linux > LQ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:20:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2007/03/08/if-you-cant-beat-them-fine-them-the-eus-wrong-policy-on-microsoft/#comment-327 Anonymous Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:08:02 +0000 http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2007/03/08/if-you-cant-beat-them-fine-them-the-eus-wrong-policy-on-microsoft/#comment-327 I don't like software patents either. This isn't really about software patents though. I do agree with the EU ruling that ordered Microsoft to disclose its protocols to rivals. They were abusing a monopoly position. It just makes me nervous to have Government decide what innovation is and how much it's worth. --jeremy I don't like software patents either. This isn't really about software patents though. I do agree with the EU ruling that ordered Microsoft to disclose its protocols to rivals. They were abusing a monopoly position. It just makes me nervous to have Government decide what innovation is and how much it's worth.
–jeremy

]]> http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2007/03/08/if-you-cant-beat-them-fine-them-the-eus-wrong-policy-on-microsoft/#comment-326 Anonymous Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:08:23 +0000 http://jeremy.linuxquestions.org/2007/03/08/if-you-cant-beat-them-fine-them-the-eus-wrong-policy-on-microsoft/#comment-326 > I don't think anyone, [..] want courts and judges deciding > what is "significant innovation" this might be true in a world without software patents, but in this world we have patents granted for "significant innovation" (by "judges") and those hurt a lot... I don't like software patents. There should (must!) be a way to "cancel" them if they where granted inadequately. But what to do if this happens "outside"? Could the EU commision challenge a patent in the US? I think not. They do "regulations" with fines. This decision can and will be appealed against, so you are right we will see what will happen... > I don't think anyone, [..] want courts and judges deciding
> what is “significant innovation”
this might be true in a world without software patents, but in this world we have patents granted for “significant innovation” (by “judges”) and those hurt a lot…
I don't like software patents. There should (must!) be a way to “cancel” them if they where granted inadequately. But what to do if this happens “outside”? Could the EU commision challenge a patent in the US? I think not. They do “regulations” with fines.
This decision can and will be appealed against, so you are right we will see what will happen…

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