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    1.Mitch Kapor's Congressional Testimony
     Mitch Kapor is the founder of Lotus. This is his testimony to Congress OPPOSING software patents, saying they are harmful.
    www.base.com
    2.freepatents.org
     Fighting to keep patent laws on software from entering Europe.
    www.freepatents.org
    3.Against Patenting Lifeforms
     A spiritual argument against the patenting of life forms by biotech companies
    www.hindunet.org
    4.Negative Correlation of Innovation and Software Patents
     This is part of the League for Programming Freedom's submission to the Patent Office, January 25, 1994. It shows evidence that patents hurt even the companies which get them.
    www.base.com
    5.Oracle Corporation - Patent Policy
     This is a press release by Oracle, the database giant, AGAINST the copyrighting of software.
    www.base.com
    6.Autodesk Statement
     Autodesk, the makers of a very popular animation program, have issued this statement against software patents.
    www.base.com
    7.Adobe Testimony
     Transcript of the testimony by Douglas Brotz, an Adobe Principal Scientist, wherein Adobe officially establishes its opposition to software patents.
    www.base.com
    8.A Worldwide Fight Against Biopiracy and Patents on Life
     Farmers and indigenous peoples are outraged that plants that they developed are being 'hijacked' by companies. Groups as diverse as religious leaders, parliamentarians and environment NGOs are intensifying their campaign against corporate patenting of living things.
    www.twnside.org.sg
    9.Boycott Amazon! - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
     The biggest software organization in the world calls for a boycott of Amazon for its predatory, monopolistic attempts to control basic web ideas.
    www.gnu.org
    10.Internet Patent News
     Legal resources and tools for surviving the patenting frenzy of the Internet, bioinformatics, and electronic commerce
    www.bustpatents.com
    11.PanIP Defendants
     Legal defense group opposing efforts by Pangea Intellectual Properties (PanIP) to sue e-commerce sites.
    www.youmaybenext.com
    12.Protecting Information Innovation against the Abuse of the Patent System
     A documentation of software patents focusing on Europe, patent data, article reviews, and news.
    swpat.ffii.org
    13.Slashdot - Patents
     Featurinng patent news, links and discussion.
    slashdot.org
    14.Catalan Linux Users - Analysis of the Directive for Software Patents
     Analysis of the report to the European Parliament on the directive for software patents.
    patents.caliu.info
    15.Scientific American - A License for Copycats?
     Article by Gary Stix discussing a court decision that might clarify what is patentable.
    www.sciam.com
    16.The Non-Patent Side of Software Patents
     Slideshow presentation exploring the implications of and criticizing software patents.
    gibuskro.lautre.net
    17.Vienna University - Intellectual Property Rights for the Rich and the Poor?
     Summarizes and discusses the impact of the introduction of IPRs protection on developing and least developed countries in accordance with the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement.
    www.wu-wien.ac.at
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