EU Software Patents Bill Thrown Out

[jaypee at hotpop.com]

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On 06/07/05 14:23:58, Arjan Geven wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-07-06 at 13:56 +0100, Jon Dixon wrote:
> > "The European Parliament voted 648 to 14 to reject the Computer
> > Implemented Inventions Directive."
> >
> > Very good news :)
> Wow, cool! I must say I didn't really expect anymore that the EP would
> show such wisdom. Good news indeed!
> 
> Arjan.
> 

I'll second that,

The EuroParl is great. The MEPs I've emailed have been really positive  
and supportive.

<rant>
Unfortunately it is the EU Commission and Council of Ministers, who are  
behind the SW patent directives. With this vote that is blatantly  
obvious.

For the council of ministers read your domestic elected government.

For the Commission read unelected bureaucrats who are open to  
corruption.

For example in May 1999 when the whole commission resigned because an  
independent report found "undoubted instances of fraud and corruption".

Lobbying the MEPs has been hugely successful. And huge thanks are due  
to those who did the real donkey work and got this result.

What is even more astounding is that there is no big money behind this  
lobbying either. Just concerned individuals and groups.

So now if the Commission start this up again, we have to lobby our  
local politicians and government leaders of what we really want and  
stop this nonsense.
</rant>

To the FFII, FSF, other anti-SW patent groups and individuals, A  
MASSIVE thank YOU.

Now lets sort out the G8 :)
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JP
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