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Symbian's "Victory" Makes Software Patentable in UK

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Computerworld UK; By Glyn Moody 		Mail this story
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A recent court decision in the UK seems likely to make software patentable there for the first time, with terrible knock-on consequences for free software in Europe and elsewhere. Ironically, the "winner" of the case was Symbian, which has announced its intention to open source its operating system for mobile phones.

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