European Parliament Clashes Over Software Patents

Posted by michael on Tuesday September 23, 2003 @10:56AM from the civilized-debate-as-usual dept.

D4C5CE writes "The European Parliament's Daily Notebook reports on the turbulent final plenary debate this morning regarding a draft Directive to legalize Software Patents (which are currently unlawful under Art.52 (2) (c) of the European Patent Convention). The Notebook quotes some truly bizarre views and arguments (which no doubt you'll take the time to point out to Members of the European Parliament before tomorrow's vote), with some MEPs even claiming to feel harassed because they are suddenly also being lobbied by numerous concerned citizens, rather than solely by industry representatives as usual."

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Meanwhile, Back In The States, Amazon... by theodp · 2003-09-23 11:12 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Amazon was granted a patent today for Alternative Browse Graphs, after showing the USPTO how they can be used to find a Marvin the Martian Pez candy dispenser.