This difference posed an actual threat to the free movement of good and services with the Community. As such, the Directive sought to harmonise national provisions with regard to the use of medical devices.
Read more »Laws governing medical devices in the EU and their effect on free and open source software
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Google dubs Oracle suit 'attack on Java community'
Google has called Oracle's Android lawsuit an attack not only on Google but also on the open-source Java community. "We are disappointed Oracle has chosen to attack both Google and the open-source Java community with this baseless lawsuit," a company spokesman said in a statement to USA Today.
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Google says Oracle's lawsuit is baseless and an attack on open source Java, while Java luminaries examine the merits of the case
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Initial Thoughts on Oracle vs Google Patent Lawsuit
Today Oracle sued Google over Java patents and copyrights that they claim Google's Android OS infringes. The lawsuit claims that Google knowingly infringed on those patents, and that the continued distribution of Google's Android is harming Oracle's Java Business.
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“EPO Still Operating in a Vacuum”
The EPO is still operating/behaving in a questionable manner; some updates about the SCO case
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Oracle sues Google over Java use in Android
Oracle has filed a lawsuit against Google, charging that its Android phone software infringes Oracle patents and copyrights related to Java, Oracle said on Thursday.
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Ubuntu Licensing
Ubuntu is a collection of thousands of computer programs and documents created by a range of individuals, teams and companies. Each of these programs may come under a different licence.
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Open Invention Network (OIN) and Linux Foundation Still Legitimise Software Patents
The companies which make up the Linux Foundation are still predominantly supporters of software patents, so they continue to create a pool of such controversial patents rather than abolish them
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Linux Foundation launch Open Compliance Program
Linux Foundation heads up new program with wide industry support to improve management of open source licence compliance, including a rapid way for developers to contact corporate compliance officers
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SCO Motion for a Hearing in SCO v. IBM
SCO has filed a motion asking for a hearing in the SCO v. IBM litigation. It would like IBM to be blocked from pursuing its claims, while asking the court to let SCO unilaterally go forward on its contract claims, which SCO now asserts are not affected by the loss it sustained in the SCO v. Novell litigation.
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Groklaw Responds to Latest FUD from Florian Müller
Setting the record straight on SCO allegation which Müller is now (re)using in order to belittle his opposition in a fight that overlaps Microsoft's agenda
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The GPL Wins Again
Free software license backers win key legal victory against consumer electronics vendor, with 13 other vendors set to fall in line for compliance.
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Let's Talk about Piracy III - Open Source Software
Continuing with our series on anti-piracy and how to overcome it, we'll today look at the core of piracy in PCs -- the Operating System.
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SCO v. Novell Trial Transcripts, as text -- Day 3, Thompson and Chatlos - as text
This is the transcript of day three of the SCO v. Novell
trial, Wednesday, March 10, as text. The trial began that Monday, March 8, 2010 with jury selection, and it would run for 15 days, Monday through Friday, for three weeks, with the Hon. Ted Stewart presiding.
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Open games with closed content
Some of the games mentioned in this column, in the past as well as in the future, are licensed such that the game itself is under the GPL or a similarly free license, but the content is not.
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