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"Ed Swartz, Static's CEO, said in a statement that the 'courts have
spoken--companies cannot abuse copyright laws to create
electronic monopolies and take advantage of the citizens of this
great country.'"

Nonsense. Microsoft has been doing that for years. Why is it any
more objectionable when a smaller company does it? Does
Microsoft now also have a monopoly creating artificial
monopolies?

Either this ruling is going to have some serious implications for
Microsoft's business practices or there is one body of law for
Microsoft and another body of law for everybody else.
Posted by: Immanuel Tranz-Mischen   Posted on: 10/28/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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It's still a bad law.  mobrien_12@... | 10/26/04
Let's all cheer for common sense  Fred Fredrickson | 10/26/04
Actually  Letophoro | 10/26/04
of course  V Sanders | 10/27/04
media companies want to buy NEW laws  V Sanders | 10/26/04
The problem with common sense...  ibabadur1 | 10/27/04
Now it's called "RARE SENSE"  Spoon Jabber | 10/27/04
Lexmark = Slimebags  shawkins | 10/26/04
same here  V Sanders | 10/26/04
Indeed  James T. Kirk | 10/27/04
The judgement.  Letophoro | 10/26/04
if this is upheld  V Sanders | 10/26/04
In 1998 you'd have been called insane.  James T. Kirk | 10/27/04
Some good sense - at least  rohn_z | 10/27/04
The next question is,  James Dean_z | 10/27/04
I believe that IBM no longer owns Lexmark ...  George Mitchell | 10/27/04
IBM spun off Lexmark years ago!  drichards1953 | 10/27/04
you nailed it  V Sanders | 10/28/04
Wishful thinking?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/28/04

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