From MAILER-DAEMON Tue Nov 08 18:11:27 2011 Received: from list by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.71) id 1RNupD-0002Dx-NK for mharc-australia-public-discuss@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:11:27 -0500 Received: from mail.fsf.org ([140.186.70.13]:47335) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RNup4-0002AL-Hg for australia-public-discuss@endsoftwarepatents.org; Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:11:25 -0500 Received: from ipmail04.adl6.internode.on.net ([150.101.137.141]:2706) by mail.fsf.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RNup4-0008LO-7V for australia-public-discuss@endsoftwarepatents.org; Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:11:18 -0500 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AnwCAGe0uU520Quf/2dsb2JhbAAMN4R8lWaSYhU5BwE1AgUWCAMCCwMCAQIBNCQBBQIBAa4Qkg6BMIZngRYEpiM Received: from ppp118-209-11-159.lns20.mel4.internode.on.net (HELO [10.1.1.10]) ([118.209.11.159]) by ipmail04.adl6.internode.on.net with ESMTP; 09 Nov 2011 09:41:14 +1030 Message-ID: <4EB9B711.4070101@stumbles.id.au> Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:11:13 +1100 From: Ben Sturmfels User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.23) Gecko/20110922 Thunderbird/3.1.15 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: australia-public-discuss@endsoftwarepatents.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by mail.fsf.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Cc: Melbourne Free Software Interest Group Subject: [Australia-public-discuss] Forum - Fighting the war on patents X-BeenThere: australia-public-discuss@endsoftwarepatents.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:11:25 -0000 Hi Folks, Thought you might be interested in this seminar on patents by "IP Australia" next Wednesday. I'll be attending and hopefully asking some questions relevant to our campaign. Ben ----------------------------- "Fighting the war on patents" IP Forum 16 November 2011 From the battle to capture the hearts and minds of smart-phone consumers, through to the emotive issue of gene patenting - "Fighting the war on patents" is the must attend event for 2011. Hear from industry leaders as they pour over these issues and offer insights into how the battlelines are forming across multiple sectors, as IP increasingly shapes the world we live in. The event features three guest speakers: * Mr Philip Noonan, Director General, IP Australia * Dr Trevor Davies, Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys * Dr Aaron Mitchell, Manager, South Australian Research & Development Institute Followed by a panel discussion and complimentary lunch. This free forum includes the opportunity for you to network with attorneys, lawyers, industry representatives and members of IP Australia's Executive. When: 11:15am - 02:00pm Wednesday 16 November 2011 Where: Melbourne Marriott Hotel Cnr Exhibition & Lonsdale Streets Melbourne VIC 3000 Cost: The event is free to attend but registration is essential as places are limited How to register: Please RSVP by Friday 11 November 2011 to Customer.engagement@ipaustralia.gov.au From MAILER-DAEMON Tue Nov 08 18:24:47 2011 Received: from list by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.71) id 1RNv27-0006DS-Tl for mharc-australia-public-discuss@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:24:47 -0500 Received: from mail.fsf.org ([140.186.70.13]:47758) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RNv24-0006CB-LZ for australia-public-discuss@endsoftwarepatents.org; Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:24:46 -0500 Received: from out1.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.25]:57977) by mail.fsf.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RNv24-0000Bw-K9 for australia-public-discuss@endsoftwarepatents.org; Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:24:44 -0500 Received: from compute6.internal (compute6.nyi.mail.srv.osa [10.202.2.46]) by gateway1.nyi.mail.srv.osa (Postfix) with ESMTP id A754520C11 for ; Tue, 8 Nov 2011 18:24:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from frontend1.nyi.mail.srv.osa ([10.202.2.160]) by compute6.internal (MEProxy); Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:24:43 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=stumbles.id.au; h= from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; s= mesmtp; bh=Dhj66hA+z7Wn9jF4oK2Svhim8Uw=; b=mmpMFsNBO/+E53thWxX6s zUTM8Wj0Uw3MCVtg9uYSOGLZNUW+HiX12FT59KJcV2cxDlbNDgPSJtgqp+i8i/oF C1ceDMTybNaDSw98tkxcJ8nGC/Fm2e+KKNZR65CLhDzDY46hPCu9Vbdx+ZETtfh6 bAqxxG8yeNPmmV9mmWLWhY= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=from:to:subject:date:message-id :mime-version:content-type; s=smtpout; bh=Dhj66hA+z7Wn9jF4oK2Svh im8Uw=; b=b1qduXkIELXFLFIwODenWz1QL/jC8VF25HlOP98tv7jsBc9i8HXa0x vnroj/liyf+octx1/5LJ9BVbCgU38vncJ76H7GViqjvox0ZuHeKuK5KDaZGogLL0 BZUMSyvV2L2eGWbfMRdmmivPGJxQirt4854Ik0H7/NNaA6yOFk4eg= X-Sasl-enc: sdsn++7T1t1LyZhE8MxSduOmNBcS/C3z28e6K1iX2UL5 1320794682 Received: from Womble.home (ppp118-209-11-159.lns20.mel4.internode.on.net [118.209.11.159]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id C5F6A8E00A7; Tue, 8 Nov 2011 18:24:41 -0500 (EST) From: Ben Sturmfels To: End Software Patents Australia List Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:24:37 +1100 Message-ID: <877h3arydm.fsf@Womble.home> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-detected-operating-system: by mail.fsf.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Subject: [Australia-public-discuss] Video of talk on software patents X-BeenThere: australia-public-discuss@endsoftwarepatents.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:24:46 -0000 Hi Folks, I've just posted a video of a recent talk I gave on software patents: http://www.sturm.com.au/2011/talks/swpat-monash/ Ben From MAILER-DAEMON Sat Nov 26 02:24:29 2011 Received: from list by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.71) id 1RUCcf-0005pL-LG for mharc-australia-public-discuss@gnu.org; Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:24:29 -0500 Received: from mail.fsf.org ([140.186.70.13]:34839) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RUCcb-0005nq-A0 for australia-public-discuss@endsoftwarepatents.org; Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:24:27 -0500 Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.26]:35034) by mail.fsf.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RUCcb-0000rm-2U for australia-public-discuss@endsoftwarepatents.org; Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:24:25 -0500 Received: from compute6.internal (compute6.nyi.mail.srv.osa [10.202.2.46]) by gateway1.nyi.mail.srv.osa (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6AA4820A59 for ; Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:24:23 -0500 (EST) Received: from frontend1.nyi.mail.srv.osa ([10.202.2.160]) by compute6.internal (MEProxy); Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:24:23 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=stumbles.id.au; h= from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; s= mesmtp; bh=V8IC7GN4WCYgUWmalzIsCwqq9mI=; b=gEwnw1gPc/UYaMPukWrLl 73exCj7FEJ9WJWixxx8UX12pFsFo99sRUsmdi821PmVrpeTnacbsPIfPbaKsdDQ9 6CwQ5xTCJ8dnMdLLmsv9SJG15+87+egJO/s04/5FvaNPzw7OsTt6+IdvbBU1yrS0 8wN3N/bpehdIIEURSJbv80= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :mime-version:content-type; s=smtpout; bh=V8IC7GN4WCYgUWmalzIsCw qq9mI=; b=hrdfZURctVkqzd+kk5AqgzfLb9VwUzt//xZ3ABANCW6RDa+wDcQ2qR q1T9O8LqD/7iU+2RwkZgxGaahzQ11wNVGQYH8WW17AGhXZ0S4NckuGeEMyrwBcVL 1rblVTgvxrct05ThLNR0M02fDDno5pp6PoJR128aL8HZlBP2zJHpE= X-Sasl-enc: ITHSt6Yd0fJTTSpcVmeZ/Vc/LOxN0m1prRlEhcyNdXfy 1322292262 Received: from Womble.home (ppp118-209-85-46.lns20.mel4.internode.on.net [118.209.85.46]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 977B98E0107; Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:24:18 -0500 (EST) From: Ben Sturmfels To: End Software Patents Australia List Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:24:11 +1100 Message-ID: <87hb1r8hyc.fsf@Womble.home> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-detected-operating-system: by mail.fsf.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Cc: Melbourne Free Software Interest Group , linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au Subject: [Australia-public-discuss] Remember that petition on software patents? X-BeenThere: australia-public-discuss@endsoftwarepatents.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 07:24:27 -0000 --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Hi Folks, Remember that petition to the House of Representatives we ran this time last year? It's been a big year and I've been meaning to tell you how things went. The new developments are near the bottom. I started typing up all 1000 email addresses on the petition, but quickly gave up as there were so many and people's writing was very hard to read. So for future updates on this issue, join the End Software Patents Australia mailing list (very low traffic). ESP mailing list: http://lists.endsoftwarepatents.org/mailman/listinfo/australia-public-discuss As you'll remember, over several months, we collected 1000 signatures on paper from members of the software industry. I want to publicly thank those who put in the leg work (think 1000 times several minutes for each squiggle on paper). Thankyou! The petition: http://www.sturm.com.au/resources/patents-petition.pdf In February this year, our petition was accepted by the Petitions Committee (one big batch of signatures, plus two small batches that came in late). These were presented to the House on 21 February, 28 February and 28 May respectively. Hansard 21 February: http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansardr%2F2011-02-21%2F0018;page=0;query=petition%20patent;rec=12;resCount=Default Hansard 28 February: http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansardr%2F2011-02-28%2F0005;page=0;query=petition%20patent;rec=11;resCount=Default Hansard 23 May: http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansardr%2F908a3989-187e-4d68-801d-6d096e1844f6%2F0005;page=0;query=petition%20patent;rec=8;resCount=Default The petition was referred to Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. Senator Carr's response: http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/petitions/petitions_43/innovation.htm The response acknowledges our petition and that much of the industry wasn't aware of the opportunity to comment (2009) in the ACIP (Advisory Council for Intellectual Property) review of patentable subject matter. The ACIP's report was released on 16 February. ACIP Review: http://www.acip.gov.au/reviews_completed.html#psm ACIP Report: http://www.acip.gov.au/library/ACIP%20PSM%20final%20report%204%20Feb%202011.pdf You'll remember that we missed the comment period in this review, but around August 2010, we quickly organised an online letter to Senator Carr and collected over 1000 names (thanks Slashdot!). Although the final report above didn't recommend excluding computation and information processing from patentable subject matter, we did at least get a mention (search the above PDF for "software"): A recent petition to the Minister signed by members of the computer software industry argued that patents are not necessary to encourage innovation in their industry, that the term of a patent (20 years) is too long, and that the cost involved (in avoiding infringing patents, and defending against patent lawsuits) is not viable, particularly for small to medium-sized businesses. As far as I know, the government haven't yet responded to the ACIP report, though last week they did reference it in a response on Gene Patents. This Thursday I'll be representing you at a Senate Committee Hearing as the "principal petitioner". This is an opportunity for the committee to hear more (ie. beyond 250 words) about our concerns and to ask questions. If anyone is interested in watching, there is a small gallery. Email me for details. I'm told the audio will be available on the Parliamentary website and as text in Hansard. Sorry for such a long message. I felt I owed it to you all though to bring you up to date on the petition. I'll be talking more about the campaign at Linux Conf Australia on 19 January 2012. Regards, Ben PS. Although I'm mailing to two free software related lists, I should highlight that we represent the wider Australian software industry in this campaign, not just the free software movement. --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk7QlBsACgkQbvQkXiWf5OWJ2gCfafUFhZL1KTVRuqWYuYxFnCF/ pZIAoJh9DhmyGNUcvg0Y23tin57zuVpd =H8tc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--