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Second Round of EU Patent Fight, Coming Up

Posted by timothy on from the don'tcha-love-patents dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Seems that last fall's victory over EU patent regulations was just round one. The current draft rejects all clarifying amendments made by the European Parliament, allowing direct patentability of computer programs. A net-wide protest is being organized on April 14."

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  1. Re:As has been said before. by flossie · · Score: 5, Informative
    If you would really like to promote change, please take the time to write or call officials.

    e-mail works fine. Most of the ones I write to (we have 8 Scottish MEPs) are generally happy to receive and reply to e-mails.

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    flossie

    Write now. Defend liberty