Reminder: Tonight, Monday August 16th, the Linux Users' Group of Davis will be screening the short (~30 minute) documentary film "Patent Absuridty: how software patents broke the system."
Made with support from the Free Software Foundation (FSF), and produced using free software (Cinelerra, Audacity, Inkscape, Python, Blender, and Ogg Theora and Ogg Vorbis codecs), the film explores the case of software patents and the history of judicial activism that led to their rise, and the harm being done to software developers and the wider economy. The film is based on a series of interviews conducted during the United States Supreme Court's review of 'in re Bilski' -- a case that could have profound implications for the patenting of software. This meeting will take place at the Explorit Nature Center (previously known as the Explorit Science Center's Mace Ranch Facility): Explorit Nature Center 3141 5th Street Davis CA 95616 The meeting begins at 7pm, and the movie will begin after attendee introductions and some brief club business & announcements. For more, visit: http://www.lugod.org/meeting/ See you there! -bill! _______________________________________________ vox-announce mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-announce
