Monthly Archives: September 2007

WIPO GA: Current situation, and FSFE’s statement

Posted on 29. September, 2007 by Georg Greve

The good news first: The outcome of the Development Agenda discussions has been accepted by the Assembly of the Member States of WIPO, so there is now formally a Development Agenda for WIPO to discuss the substantial issues. Definitely a … Continue reading →

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Groklaw article: Microsoft, antitrust and innovation

Posted on 27. September, 2007 by Georg Greve

[http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070923170905803] Microsoft, antitrust and innovation — by Georg C. F. Greve If one were to believe Microsoft, antitrust law is for sore losers who are too lazy to innovate, and the decision of the European Court of Justice against Microsoft … Continue reading →

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WIPO GA: Starting off by grinding to a halt

Posted on 25. September, 2007 by Georg Greve

The 2007 general assembly of the UN WIPO started off yesterday by grinding to a halt over accusations against WIPO director general Kamil Idris, who apparently changed his officially recorded birth date. The United States wants that issue discussed and … Continue reading →

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So this is what hit Microsoft…

Posted on 20. September, 2007 by Georg Greve

The past two months have been interesting in the Chinese sense. A primary culprit of that was Microsoft’s failed attempt to push their proprietary MS-OOXML format through ISO. But there were also talks and meetings with ministers (see [1][2]) to … Continue reading →

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