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“As the commercial confrontation between [free software] and software-that's-a-product becomes more fierce, patent law's going to be the terrain on which a big piece of the war's going to be fought. Waterloo is here somewhere.”

Quote by Eben Moglen

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Eben Moglen is a renowned law professor, born on July 13, 1959. He has a deep academic background and extensive practical experience in the field of law, particularly in computer law and intellectual property rights. more

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