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EU Moves Toward Software Patents
edooper writes "Apparently the patent discussion in Europe has taken a turn for the worse. According to the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure: 'This Wednesday, the Irish Presidency managed to secure a qualified majority for a counter-proposal to the software patents directive, with only a few countries - including Belgium and Germany - showing resistance. This proposal discards all limiting amendments from the European Parliament and reinstates the laxist provisions from the Commission, adding direct patentability of data structures and process descriptions as icing on the cake. In a remarkable sign of unity in times of imminent elections, members of the European Parliament from all political groups are condemning this blatant disrespect for democracy in Europe.' Read more: swpat.ffii.org."
Well that about does it for freedom in europe - The EU isn't even a proper representation of the people, and yet it seems that europeans have sold their rights away to it without looking at the consequences. This is one of the reasons why the world is going down hill, people sell their rights away to leader without even thinking. (Bush, EU, UN, Etc)
Yes, lets move towards software patents while forcing MS to reveal their source code to the world at large...
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If there are patents in the USA or Europe just move to a place where there are no patents, are continue developing! I might be off the point. But I think that patents are not Internationally Universal!