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Umm...
...a ruling was already made against MS for violating AT&T's patents within the US. This case involves applying the same US patent laws to software copied and sold outside the US.

"Where do I sign up for such wonderful treatment?"

How about with the F/OSS "movement", cited in the article as backing MS on this one?

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Posted by: rapson   Posted on: 02/21/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Well...  Patrick Jones | 02/21/07
Well, either way the outcome  Boot_Agnostic | 02/21/07
absolutely ...  zoroaster | 02/21/07
The results should be interesting, to say the least.  Letophoro | 02/21/07
Or  Henry Miller | 02/21/07
Confused...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/07
That's not the case.  Letophoro | 02/21/07
According to the article...  A.Sinic | 02/21/07
I'm not arguing with any of your points.  Letophoro | 02/21/07
I see...i see  xuniL_z | 02/21/07
not so...  zoroaster | 02/21/07
And once again....  SpikeyMike | 02/21/07
In good company  BruceWheelock@... | 02/21/07
Umm...  rapson | 02/21/07
MS shouldn?t talk  Par-Pro | 02/21/07
no culture  BregS | 02/23/07
crooked American patent laws  dirtfarmer | 02/21/07
You are so right  Too Old For IT | 02/21/07
And while we're at it...  macbill | 02/21/07
What a wonderful idea!  Linux User 147560 | 02/21/07
oil slick  shraven | 02/21/07
You're right...  Linux User 147560 | 02/21/07
Correct oh my yes  Boot_Agnostic | 02/22/07
Once again  xuniL_z | 02/21/07
Hold on there cowboy.....  seosamh_z | 02/21/07
say again?  shraven | 02/21/07
I agree, The Brits are thieves  John Zern | 02/21/07
Nice try dirtyfarmer  John Zern | 02/21/07
Not what he said.  shraven | 02/21/07
What a closed mind  Par-Pro | 02/21/07
France?  cmjrees | 02/22/07
Patent law in re: software...  Raymond Danner | 02/21/07
THE SUPREME COURT WILL HAVE A PATENT SEARCH HAY DAY  BALTHOR | 02/21/07
What *is* the product?  handydan918 | 02/21/07
Man! A can of worms...  I am Gorby | 02/21/07
InCREDibly Good Point!  TechinMN | 02/23/07
Patens and DRM  wizardb@... | 02/21/07
huh?  zoroaster | 02/21/07
AT&T's patent..  whoop_123 | 02/21/07
Thanks for the blueprint!  spinella@... | 02/21/07
Software ownership  Stovies | 02/21/07
MS shouldn?t talk  Par-Pro | 02/21/07
No culture (as many trolls)  BregS | 02/23/07
You need to know what you talk about  Par-Pro | 02/23/07
your a little upside down....  whoop_123 | 02/22/07
I see Three different issues here  DonD01 | 02/22/07

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