Politics

If Haydn had patented
"a symphony, characterised by that sound is produced [ in extended sonata form ]",
Mozart would have been in trouble.

The views expressed on these sites are not mine.
I just happen to agree with them.

http://petition.eurolinux.org/
Sign a petition against e-patents in Europe.

http://vrijschrift.org/swpat/index.html
General page against software patents.

http://swpat.ffii.org/group/todo/
Another general page against software patents.

http://vrijschrift.org/swpat/art/
Funny graphics related to software patents.

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
No Word Attachments web page.

And last but not least, something relevant by Scott Adams:

Dilbert and patents