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EU Amends Software Patent Directive (Suggestions)

Posted by Hemos on from the still-in-draft-form dept.

jopet writes "The EU has amended its draft proposal for a directive on how to handle patents on "computer-implemented inventions'. Several harsh points have been dropped and clarifications on what is patentable at all have been added. Good to see that protests and petitions can make a difference." YHBT. These are the suggestions from June.

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  1. Good news! by TwistedSquare · · Score: 3, Funny

    At last - some good news regarding patents appears on slashdot. A step in the right direction at least for the EU...

  2. Holy Crap! by kurosawdust · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linus and Alan Cox must've said something to light a fire under the EU's ass! Maybe they mentioned off-hand that they had been hanging out with ESR and were starting to take a "liking" to firearms... :P

  3. Re:Lesser of two evils? by jez_f · · Score: 4, Funny
    Still, at least it shows that MEPs *do* listen to their constituents
    Once they recover from the shock of hearing from them that is.