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RE[2]: Always look at the bright side
by lemur2 on Wed 6th Jul 2011 04:28
in reply to "RE: Always look at the bright side"
"I am very happy to tell you Brazil is one of those
+1 for Brasil... But -1 in the same time: what about the 60% to 100% import taxes... sure, it's another subject, but I can't always support Brasil on a few things. So yeah, being against patents on one hand, good for the health market for instance, but preventing tech products of being abopted by the masses by crazy taxes is just as insane on the long run, it's short-term protectionisme. Edit: I love Brasil btw, looking for a job in SP :-) But I know it's a tough task as locals are pretty well educated in the IT business, and I barely speak portuguese for now :-) " Here is the attitude of US companies to US patents held by non-US entities:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Breaking/CSIRO-hit-with-wifi-patent-suit...
CSIRO hit with wi-fi patent suit
CSIRO were the patent holders!
Here was the outcome:
http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/all-csiro-wi-fi-patent-disputes-...
"the battle between CSIRO and 14 companies including Microsoft, Dell, Fujitsu, Belkin, D-Link, and Toshiba, to name a few, is over. All companies involved have agreed to pay CSIRO a fee. "
It seems the US thinks that there is one rule meant to benefit only US companies and everyone else can go hang.
The world does not owe the US a living.
Edited 2011-07-06 04:29 UTC
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+1 for Brasil... But -1 in the same time: what about the 60% to 100% import taxes... sure, it's another subject, but I can't always support Brasil on a few things. So yeah, being against patents on one hand, good for the health market for instance, but preventing tech products of being abopted by the masses by crazy taxes is just as insane on the long run, it's short-term protectionisme.
Edit: I love Brasil btw, looking for a job in SP :-) But I know it's a tough task as locals are pretty well educated in the IT business, and I barely speak portuguese for now :-)
Edited 2011-07-06 03:44 UTC