[Charlotte.PM] Fwd: [UNCCLUG] Be there: The Effects of Software Patents on the Open Source Community

[William McKee]

This looks like an interesting talk tomorrow. I plan to be there. Hope
to see some of you. In case we haven't met, I'll be carrying a _Perl 6
Essentials_ book around with me (my current reading material).


William

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> From: "Spry, Brad" <dbspry at EMAIL.UNCC.EDU>
> Date:         Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:29:31 -0500
> Subject:      [UNCCLUG] Be there:  The Effects of Software Patents on the Open
>               Source
>               Community
> 
> The Office of Proposal Development, in coordination with the Office of
> Technology Transfer, will present another session of its Spring Brown
> Bag Series from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23, in Reese
> 211.  
> 
> Jim Wright, an attorney with Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, will
> discuss "The Effects of Software Patents on the Open Source Community."
> 
> 
> He will address questions that open source developers may have on legal
> issues related to software patents.  Topics include how software patents
> differ from regular patents and how software patents might affect the
> way business is done in the future.
> 
> Registration is not required, but we'd like to know if you're coming;
> please register online at:
> http://www.research.uncc.edu/registration/register.cfm?eventID=59
> 
> 
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> 
> A good introduction to software patents can be found here:
> http://www.bitlaw.com/software-patent/
> 
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> 
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