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Satya Nadella: Clean Up the Licensing Mess!
Scott D. Rosenberglicensing, Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft: News You Can UseLeave a Comment on Satya Nadella: Clean Up the Licensing Mess!

ZDNet’s Ed Bott, writing about the Six challenges for Microsoft as the Satya Nadella era begins, lists as Number 4: Clean up the licensing mess. Enterprise customers experience real pain every day thanks to Microsoft’s unbelievably complex licensing rules, which are practically sadistic. Glad we aren’t the only ones saying this!    

Internal IT Innovation Versus Intellectual Property of Software
Wayne FedericolicensingLeave a Comment on Internal IT Innovation Versus Intellectual Property of Software

As in the case of Alice Corp. Pty. V. CLS Bank International, there is a convoluted mess when it comes to the degree in which innovative ideas using computerized media can qualify for patent protection under the legalese “subject matter eligibility.” Software vendors need the protection of their investments in innovation. And since many organizations are developing their own innovations in-house, they need to be able to clearly understand their own rights to protect themselves, but also the rights of […]

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