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Inside the Software Patents Debate: Some Good News for Open Source Developers
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2005.65May/June 2005 (vol. 22 no. 3) pp. 102-105
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Laurianne McLaughlin, "Inside the Software Patents Debate: Some Good News for Open Source Developers," IEEE Software, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 102-105, May/June, 2005.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MS.2005.65,
author = {Laurianne McLaughlin},
title = {Inside the Software Patents Debate: Some Good News for Open Source Developers},
journal ={IEEE Software},
volume = {22},
number = {3},
issn = {0740-7459},
year = {2005},
pages = {102-105},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2005.65},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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For open source developers and customers seeking advice as they navigate the complicated waters of intellectual-property law, more information is now available. Also, a few long-simmering worries for open source seem to be cooling. SCO?s chances of a lawsuit victory appear to be decreasing. IBM and Sun are sharing patents with the open source community, a move designed to spur innovation and offer protection. And a long-discussed, controversial software patent law in Europe has stalled.
Index Terms:
software patents, open source, intellectual property
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Laurianne McLaughlin, "Inside the Software Patents Debate: Some Good News for Open Source Developers," IEEE Software, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 102-105, May/June 2005, doi:10.1109/MS.2005.65
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