[linux-audio-user] mp3 patent / microsoft

[Thomas Vecchione]

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> 
> That's exactly what I mean.  No one cares when people abuse the broken
> US patent system to make life hard for a bunch of free software
> developers.  Maybe things will improve now that it's happening to
> people like Research in Motion and Microsoft and big pharma, who are
> in a position to buy some legislation to fix it. 

Yes but do you really think they would buy legislation to fix the 
system, or just to strengthen their own position?

I will agree it is an example of the system being abused.

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