CNET News: How to Fight Against Patent Terrorism

"Microsoft's recent announcement of a software indemnification policy has moved the once ignored issue of intellectual-property liability protection onto center stage.

"Software companies increasingly are dangling the offer of intellectual-property liability indemnification in front of customers concerned about protecting themselves against the threat of lawsuits. Some may wonder whether the hubbub over software indemnification is just much ado about nothing, but chief information officers know better..."

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