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Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mstdn.starnix.network/@GLFC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@GLFC</a> <a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@OpenComputeDesign" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@OpenComputeDesign</a> yeah, you can thank the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CopyrightMafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CopyrightMafia</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PatentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentTrolls</a> for that...

EFF Updates RSSThe PERA and PREVAIL Acts Would Make Bad Patents Easier to Get—and Harder to Fight<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/pera-and-prevail-acts-would-make-bad-patents-easier-get-and-harder-fight" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/pera-and-prevail-acts-would-make-bad-patents-easier-get-and-harder-fight</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Creativity</a>&Innovation <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/PatentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentTrolls</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Patents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Patents</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://wetdry.world/@ezra" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ezra</a> personally I think <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> should be forced.to implement <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AV1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AV1</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WebM</a> and that <a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@EUCommission</a> could mandate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenStandards</a>. <ul><li>As for quality, were it not for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/patents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#patents</a> and espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SoftwarePantents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SoftwarePantents</a>, we'd have way better <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Codecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Codecs</a>, but this way people engineering a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FLOSS</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Codec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Codec</a> are constantly required to specifically avoid infringement of Patents and other IP by not using anything remotely related to it...</li></ul>Also if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/H265" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#H265</a> wasn't <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/patented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#patented</a> and facing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PatentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentTrolls</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/rentseekers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rentseekers</a> we'd see way better quality there as well.<ul><li>Cuz <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CCSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CCSS</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FLOSS</a> can't share code nor expertise at all.</li></ul>And yes, Apple (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MPEGLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MPEGLA</a>-Member) is <a href="https://wetdry.world/@ezra/114407901007915827" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">at the root of the problem</a>!

Miguel Afonso Caetano"The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) just made a move that will protect bad patents at the expense of everyone else. In a memo released February 28, the USPTO further restricted access to inter partes review, or IPR—the process Congress created to let the public challenge invalid patents without having to wage million-dollar court battles.If left unchecked, this decision will shield bad patents from scrutiny, embolden patent trolls, and make it even easier for hedge funds and large corporations to weaponize weak patents against small businesses and developers."<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/new-uspto-memo-makes-fighting-patent-trolls-even-harder" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/new-uspto-memo-makes-fighting-patent-trolls-even-harder</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USPTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPTO</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Patents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Patents</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PatentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentTrolls</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/IP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IP</a>

N-gated Hacker NewsAh, the shiny new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPTO</a> memo—because who doesn't love making it even MORE impossible to swat those pesky patent trolls? 🙄🎉 It's like arming trolls with bureaucratic nunchucks while innovators play a perpetual game of "why bother?" 🏃‍♂️💨 <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/new-uspto-memo-makes-fighting-patent-trolls-even-harder" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/new-uspto-memo-makes-fighting-patent-trolls-even-harder</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/patenttrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#patenttrolls</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#innovation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#memo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bureaucracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#frustration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ngated</a>

Hacker NewsNew USPTO Memo Makes Fighting Patent Trolls Even Harder<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/new-uspto-memo-makes-fighting-patent-trolls-even-harder" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/new-uspto-memo-makes-fighting-patent-trolls-even-harder</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PatentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentTrolls</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPTO</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Memo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Memo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IntellectualProperty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IntellectualProperty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PatentReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentReform</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegalChallenges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LegalChallenges</a>

EFF Updates RSSNew USPTO Memo Makes Fighting Patent Trolls Even Harder<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/new-uspto-memo-makes-fighting-patent-trolls-even-harder" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/new-uspto-memo-makes-fighting-patent-trolls-even-harder</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Creativity</a>&Innovation <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/PatentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentTrolls</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Patents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Patents</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://indieweb.social/@jbz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jbz</a> to some extent it is good because it <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/divest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#divest</a>|s and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/defund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#defund</a>|s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PatentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentTrolls</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sisvel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sisvel</a> who harrassed busonesses all the time.<ul><li>But for the better the world has moved on and away from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mp3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mp3</a> and towards <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/vorbis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vorbis</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/opus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opus</a> and espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FLAC</a>, and with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#storage</a> cheaper than ever, tgere isn't as much oressure to compress the shit out of audio content.</li></ul>

Miguel Afonso Caetano"The rights we have in the offline world–to speak freely, create culture, play games, build new things and do business–must be available to us online, as well. This core belief drives EFF’s work to fight the misuse of the patent system. Despite significant progress we’ve made over the last decade, patents, and in particular vague software patents, remain a serious threat to online rights. The median patent lawsuit isn't filed by what Americans would recognize as an ‘inventor,’ but by an anonymous limited liability company that provides no products or services, and instead uses patents to threaten others over alleged infringement. In other words, a patent troll. In the tech sector, more than 85% of patent lawsuits are filed by these “non-practicing entities.” That’s why at EFF, we continue to help individuals and organizations fight patent threats related to everyday activities like using CAPTCHAs and picture menus, tracking packages or vehicles, teaching languages, holding online contests, or playing simple games online. Here’s where the fight stands as we move into 2025."<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/fighting-progress-patents-2024-review" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/fighting-progress-patents-2024-review</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Patents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Patents</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PatentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentTrolls</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/IP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IP</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Miguel Afonso Caetano"Good news: the Senate Judiciary Committee has dropped one of the two terrible patent bills it was considering, the patent-troll-enabling Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA).Bad news: the committee is still pushing the PREVAIL Act, a bill that would hamstring the U.S.’s most effective system for invalidating bad patents. PREVAIL is a windfall for patent trolls, and Congress should reject it.One of the most effective tools to fight bad patents in the U.S. is a little-known but important system called inter partes review, or IPR. Created by Congress in 2011, the IPR process addresses a major problem: too many invalid patents slip through the cracks at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. While not an easy or simple process, IPR is far less expensive and time-consuming than the alternative—fighting invalid patents in federal district court."<a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Patents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Patents</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/IP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IP</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PatentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentTrolls</a> <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/prevail-act-would-wreck-us-patent-review-system" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/prevail-act-would-wreck-us-patent-review-system</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> fights back Businesses using projects like <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kubernetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kubernetes</a> are being targeted more often by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/patenttrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#patenttrolls</a>. "The reason trolls can make money is that many companies find it too expensive to fight back, so they pay trolls a settlement fee to avoid the even higher cost of litigation. Now, when a whole herd of companies band together like musk oxen to drive a troll off, it changes the cost structure of fighting back. It disrupts their economic model." <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-fights-back-we-wont-get-patent-trolled-again/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-fights-back-we-wont-get-patent-trolled-again/</a>

udo m. rader ☕ 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🐧"Cloud Native Heroes Challenge" ... that was one of my highlights of today's keynotes at <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/KubeCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KubeCon</a> in <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/SaltLakeCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaltLakeCity</a>.I didn't realize the extent of the problems that patent trolls cause even for pure <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OSS</a> foundations like the <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/CNCF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CNCF</a> (in 2023 they had to fend off more than 900 false claims).So it makes a lot of sense to ask the community for help in proving the existence of prior art against patent claims from <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/PatentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentTrolls</a>. But have a look yourself:<a href="https://cncf.io/heroes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cncf.io/heroes</a><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/HeroesChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HeroesChallenge</a>

EFF Updates RSSTell Congress To Stop These Last-Minute Bills That Help Patent Trolls<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/tell-congress-stop-these-last-minute-bills-help-patent-trolls" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/tell-congress-stop-these-last-minute-bills-help-patent-trolls</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/PatentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentTrolls</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Patents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Patents</a>

Crypto NewsCrypto group COPA launches bid to stop blockchain ‘patent trolls’ - The Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance has launched a campaign targetin... - <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/copa-launch-campaign-fight-blockchain-patent-trolls" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cointelegraph.com/news/copa-launch-campaign-fight-blockchain-patent-trolls</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/patenthoarders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#patenthoarders</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/patenttrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#patenttrolls</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blockchain</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/patent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#patent</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crypto</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/copa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#copa</a>

EFF Updates RSSPatient Rights and Consumer Groups Join EFF In Opposing Two Extreme Patent Bills<a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/patient-rights-and-consumer-groups-join-eff-opposing-two-extreme-patent-bills" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/09/patient-rights-and-consumer-groups-join-eff-opposing-two-extreme-patent-bills</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/PatentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentTrolls</a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Patents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Patents</a>

The Linux FoundationTell the US Senate Judiciary Committee that you Object to the PREVAIL Bill TODAY! PREVAIL will shield patent trolls from legitimate challenges to weak patents. It only takes a minute, you may use our template: <a href="https://hubs.la/Q02QLBL20" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hubs.la/Q02QLBL20</a><a href="https://social.lfx.dev/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a href="https://social.lfx.dev/tags/patent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#patent</a> <a href="https://social.lfx.dev/tags/ip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ip</a> <a href="https://social.lfx.dev/tags/patenttrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#patenttrolls</a> <a href="https://social.lfx.dev/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foss</a>

Mike DolanTell the US Senate Judiciary Committee that you Object to the PREVAIL Bill TODAY! PREVAIL will shield patent trolls from legitimate challenges to their weak patents. It only takes a minute using our template: <a href="https://hubs.la/Q02QLFLV0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://hubs.la/Q02QLFLV0</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#opensource</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/patent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#patent</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ip" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ip</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/patenttrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#patenttrolls</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#foss</a>

parvXtl<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Patents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Patents</a> for <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#software</a> and [<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/genes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#genes</a>] could be revived by two bills in Congress: <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/PERA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PERA</a> and PREVAIL want to re-enable patents struck down by Supreme Court rulings, 20240918, by Kevin P, <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/software-and-genetic-patents-are-up-for-debate-again-in-congress/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/software-and-genetic-patents-are-up-for-debate-again-in-congress/</a>『The <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/PatentEligibilityRestorationAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentEligibilityRestorationAct</a> <a href="https://www.tillis.senate.gov/services/files/4B41CBF2-57AB-4E8E-9E93-7D714A7AAB40" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tillis.senate.gov/services/files/4B41CBF2-57AB-4E8E-9E93-7D714A7AAB40</a> (or PERA, S. 2140), sponsored by [<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/SenatorThomTillis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SenatorThomTillis</a> (R-<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/NorthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthCarolina</a>) & <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/SenatorChrisCoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SenatorChrisCoons</a> (D-<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Delware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Delware</a>)], would amend US Code such that "all judicial exceptions to patent eligibility are eliminated." ... Challenging patent claims, however valid, could get tougher under the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/PREVAILAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PREVAILAct</a> <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2220/text" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2220/text</a> , the other bill being considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. PREVAIL would, among other changes, limit patent challenge petitions to 14,000 words, hampering attempts to debunk complex patents.』<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/USApatents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USApatents</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/USACongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USACongress</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/humanGenome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanGenome</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/bigPharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bigPharma</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/patentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#patentTrolls</a>

KelsonUSPol, Patent Trolls, Bad Legislation

Todd A. Jacobs | Pragmatic CybersecurityHave the open source and open data communities, including organizations like the <a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@eff</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/@creativecommons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@creativecommons</a>, or the <a href="https://hostux.social/@fsf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fsf</a>, given any thought yet to updating various <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> and other licenses to address the current <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaaS</a> problem of code or data that isn't necessarily being "redistributed," allowing these companies to dodge the obligation to contribute changes back upstream? How about the privatization and unauthorized commercialization of material licensed under the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GPLv3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GPLv3</a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FDL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FDL</a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CreativeCommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CreativeCommons</a> licenses, and other open-license content that is often scooped up regardless of licensing into <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/datasets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#datasets</a> that are then put behind <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/paywalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paywalls</a>?To me, this seems very similar to the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tivoization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tivoization</a> problem that led to the evolution of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GPLv2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GPLv2</a> to <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GPLv3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GPLv3</a>. It seems wrong that <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenAI</a> or <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GitHub_Copilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GitHub_Copilot</a> can profit by putting licensed code, writing, or other data into a walled garden where even the original contributors that they rely on are charged for access.I'm not anti-business. If these companies were at least making the data sets freely available, there's nothing intrinsically wrong with making value-added profit off of properly-licensed data, although examples like CC-BY-NC 4.0 are a notable exception that should also be considered. Companies like Canonical, Red Hat, IBM, and others have been making money legally off of open source software for decades.Just because the label "AI" is slapped on something doesn't mean that companies should be allowed to ignore copyrights or licensing terms. If they want to do that, and licensing or requiring free access to open-content data can't prevent this land-grab, perhaps its time we collectively revisit the whole framework around <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/intellectualproperty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#intellectualproperty</a> that currently allows corporations like <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Disney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disney</a> and uncountable <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PatentTrolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatentTrolls</a> to create ever-expanding assertions of property rights that prevent almost any material from entering the public domain within a single human lifetime.

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