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Originally posted by FightThisPatent
EFF, finally, stepping to deal with patent abuse according to the today's PR:
http://www.eff.org/Patent/20040419_eff_pr_patent.php
"Patents traditionally only targeted large commercial companies," said EFF Staff Attorney Jason Schultz. "Now bad patents are threatening non-profits, small businesses, and even individuals who use software and Internet technology." These threats target non-commercial personal use, such as building a hobbyist website or streaming a wedding video to your friends.
".....streaming a wedding video to your friends" that would be the DMT patent they are referring to.....
Acacia DMT patent already on their target list:
http://www.eff.org/Patent/
Fight the About Time!
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EFF is one organization I have supported with my own money for quite some time (1992 onwards). They fight for the things that will eventually shape how the internet evolves.
For those that were wondering when the mainstream corporations were going to step in... this is their 'help by proxy'. The EFF is funded and run by some of the best in the internet world.
-dd