[linux-audio-user] mp3 patent / microsoft

[Lee Revell]

On 2/28/07, Thomas Vecchione <seablaede at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >
> > 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?
>

That's of course an issue - it could get worse.  I am encouraged by
recent changes in the political climate in the US though.

Lee