The paper also notes that Korean software companies do not worry much about patents. That may result from the widespread pirating.
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Microsoft patent fencing in Korea
A Korean newspaper is carrying a story about Microsoft, asserting that it is using patents to keep out competitors (link here).
It has filed a rising number, starting from 6 in 2000 to 591 in 2005, for a cumulative total of more than 1000. The article notes that MS tried in the past to close a Korean competitor of MS Office by investing $20 million if it stopped writing programs in Korean characters. Local fund raising saved the program with a nationalist public campaign. One of the paper's sources is quoted as saying it is a worldwide drive by MS, not just confined to Korea.
[Posted at 10/26/2006 09:05 AM by John Bennett on Against Monopoly 
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