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[News] [Rival] Microsoft Sued Over Its 'Cancer on The Web' (AntiLinuxWare)

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Microsoft's Silverlight in patent trouble

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| Video software developer Gotuit Media has sued Microsoft, claiming that its 
| Silverlight multimedia software infringes several of the company's patents. 
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| [...]
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| The suit seeks an injunction preventing Microsoft from using this technology 
| and asks the court to award damages and legal fees. 
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http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=102084

Microsoft's last resort: AntiLinuxWare (preferably on the Web), AntiLinuxLaws,
$18 Windows XP.

Another lawsuit over intellectual monopoly on algorithms:

Oracle, Alcatel-Lucent in patent-infringement fray

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| Oracle is suing Alcatel-Lucent, claiming the massive telecom is in violation 
| of a number of Oracle's patents, according to documents filed with the U.S. 
| District Court for the Northern District of California.  
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| Alcatel-Lucent emphatically denies Oracle's claims and is charging in turn 
| that some Oracle software -- including its flagship database -- infringes on 
| some of Alcatel-Lucent's patents  
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http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/news.asp?id=49048


Recent:

Microsoft to pay Alcatel-Lucent $500M for patents

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| A U.S. District Court judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Microsoft Corp. 
| will have to pay Alcatel-Lucent more than $500 million for infringing on two 
| patents.  
| 
| One patent covers how software users to fill out forms. The other is related 
| to the use of a stylus on a tablet computer. 
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008009097_apmicrosoftalcatellucent.html
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