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March 19, 2005
Against EU software patents
The introduction of American-style software patents, which benefit large companies (read Microsoft) and prevent the development of open source programmes, is being discussed by the European Parliament.
At present software patents are allowed in Britain but not in most other European countries, except as part of a physical device. If they are approved all European governments will have to introduce legislation in line with the decision.
The ‘No Software Patents’ organization is campaigning vigorously against this. Please support them. This issue matters. Europe matters!
www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,66938,00.html
europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/en/indprop/comp/index.htm
Posted by Simon Holledge at March 19, 2005 11:28 AM
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