Re: [OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

2014-09-02 Thread Chris via Digitalmars-d
On Monday, 1 September 2014 at 20:02:41 UTC, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote: On Mon, 2014-09-01 at 19:49 +, Chris via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] True, true. Most people don't realize / care about how all this stuff affects them. In fact, your average iPhone user will be quite happy

Re: [OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

2014-09-01 Thread Dicebot via Digitalmars-d
On Saturday, 30 August 2014 at 17:05:40 UTC, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote: On Fri, 2014-08-29 at 11:44 +, Dicebot via Digitalmars-d wrote: […]

Re: [OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

2014-09-01 Thread Chris via Digitalmars-d
On Monday, 1 September 2014 at 16:38:23 UTC, Dicebot wrote: On Saturday, 30 August 2014 at 17:05:40 UTC, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote: On Fri, 2014-08-29 at 11:44 +, Dicebot via Digitalmars-d wrote: […]

Re: [OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

2014-09-01 Thread Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d
On Mon, 2014-09-01 at 19:49 +, Chris via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] True, true. Most people don't realize / care about how all this stuff affects them. In fact, your average iPhone user will be quite happy with the corporate prison, as long as they can watch the latest shit on youtube.

Re: [OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

2014-08-31 Thread Marco Leise via Digitalmars-d
Am Thu, 28 Aug 2014 11:08:29 +0100 schrieb Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d digitalmars-d@puremagic.com: Jérôme, On Thu, 2014-08-28 at 11:53 +0200, Jérôme M. Berger via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] PPS: IANAL but I have had lots of contacts with patent lawyers and I have taken part in

Re: [OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

2014-08-31 Thread Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d
On Sun, 2014-08-31 at 09:35 +0200, Marco Leise via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] Haha :*). Don't worry, we EU citizens are more concerned about the issues of privacy, food regulations and corporate entities suing states for changing laws that cause them profit losses. This is certainly the major

Re: [OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

2014-08-30 Thread Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d
On Fri, 2014-08-29 at 11:44 +, Dicebot via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_Trade_and_Investment_Partnership#National_sovereignty_and_Investor_State_Dispute_Settlements_.28ISDS.29 I don't want to live on this planet anymore _ ..yet again. But we have

Re: [OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

2014-08-29 Thread Sönke Ludwig via Digitalmars-d
Am 29.08.2014 04:15, schrieb Dicebot: On Friday, 29 August 2014 at 02:10:57 UTC, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote: Jérôme, On Thu, 2014-08-28 at 11:53 +0200, Jérôme M. Berger via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] PPS: IANAL but I have had lots of contacts with patent lawyers and I have taken part

Re: [OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

2014-08-29 Thread Dicebot via Digitalmars-d
On Friday, 29 August 2014 at 10:30:49 UTC, Sönke Ludwig wrote: What's really bad is that there is also CETA, which is an agreement between the EU and Canada, and which is nothing than an inconspicuous back door to achieve much of the same thing as TTIP. Unfortunately it has gotten basically no

Re: [OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

2014-08-29 Thread Dragos Carp via Digitalmars-d
Any links to quickly get into the topic? This is first time I hear about it. What's really bad is that there is also CETA, which is an agreement between the EU and Canada, and which is nothing than an inconspicuous back door to achieve much of the same thing as TTIP. Unfortunately it has

Re: [OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

2014-08-28 Thread Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d
Jérôme, On Thu, 2014-08-28 at 11:53 +0200, Jérôme M. Berger via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] PPS: IANAL but I have had lots of contacts with patent lawyers and I have taken part in several patent disputes as an expert witness. However, this was in France so most of my knowledge applies to French

Re: [OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

2014-08-28 Thread Dicebot via Digitalmars-d
On Friday, 29 August 2014 at 02:10:57 UTC, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote: Jérôme, On Thu, 2014-08-28 at 11:53 +0200, Jérôme M. Berger via Digitalmars-d wrote: […] PPS: IANAL but I have had lots of contacts with patent lawyers and I have taken part in several patent disputes as an