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Germany to Vote Against Software Patents in the EU
YKW writes "According to Ars Technica, Germany has decided to vote against all changes to current European patent laws. In a statement given to demonstrators in Germany, Federal Department of Justice Minsterial Director Elmar Hucko read the riot act to the EC: 'Under no circumstances do we want American procedures in Europe, Hucko vowed with regard to the US patent process. A patent must be "a fair reward for a bona fide invention and not abused as a strategy to bludgeon competitors.' With the largest EU member against software patents and French IT leaders lobbying their goverment to vote against them too, Europe might be saved from software patents. At least for a while. An older Slashdot article about software patents in Europe is here."
Isn't it ironic, the idea of democracy for the most part (arguably) first flourished in the US, and now it's among the least democratic countries that claim a democracy...
Shit you want a great example? Here, I can kill 2 birds with 1 stone: Another reason why Microsoft and Bill are so evil, and how the entire US govt. is corrupt.
Bill Gates bought a very expensive Porsche, but for whatever reason, was not legal to import into the US. What do you do when you own the most powerful corporation in the US? Why you change the laws to suit your whims. Here is a very detailed and articulate post on another site dealing with this topic (read the reply to the original post):
http://www.geekpunk.net/node/view/507
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There IS no god, you fucking gullible little fundie. Now please do us all a favour and join "America's Army" so that you can get shipped off to Iraq and enjoy a nice, quick beheading at the hands off "insurgents".
You fucking useless piece of shit.
Didnt you silly Europeans learn anything from the Russians. Equably spread the wealth...good luck with that. Your naive if you think people wont find other things to fight about.
Seriously, Europe always goes nuts when someone right-wing gets elected. They went off their rocker when Reagan was in power, and he brought down the Berlin Wall. Thatcher still gets pummeled even though she saved the UK from economic ruin at the hands of the unions.
It is worse today because the USSR isn't around to make sure people know what'll happen if the US isn't around. China is still a superpower, but China has wisely decided that keeping very quiet and letting the world beat-up the US is a good strategy.
Remember back when Bush first got elected? He made it pretty obvious that he wasn't interested in foreign policy. The foreign papers were screaming that the world would end if the US packed up and went home. Now they scream it'll end if the US doesn't go home. Europe wants the US to only do what Europe wants and to do it Europe's way.
Great system really, the US is damned it they do or if they don't. Plus focusing hate at the US is a very successful strategy for distracting your population from your problems. The Saudis have done it for years. Why do you think they give so much money to bin Laden, et. al.?
You also have the "We hate Israel, therefore we hate the US" crowd. Hating Jews is always good fun in Europe. And, if the US is Israel's only friend then hating the US is good fun too. In fact most Mid-East solutions from Europe can be summed up as "Pogroms for Peace."
If you are familiar with his writings you will know that he was not kidding at all. Republicans hate france THAT much.
"And it certainly wouldn't increase the chance of the EU to do Americas bidding, quite the opposite..."
I've said it before elsewhere on this thread. As long as you continue to buy american products we don't give a flying fuck what you do. Keep pouring money into our economy, we'll turn that into weapons and fuck you whenever we want.
evil is as evil does
Please don't make the US into Yet Another Socialist Paradise.
If you like that sort of thing, move to Europe or the People's Republic of Canada.
We need at least one strong capitalist country so those of us trapped in places with socialized medicine can at least fly in and get an MRI. And as a Canadian, we rely on you to invent and produce medicines so we can loot them.
Socialism is all about looting the productive. Without a capitalist economy to loot, it's all downhill spiral. Every industry that gets nationalized will slowly bleed to death; with medicine, it's we who will bleed.
ObTopcality: software patents don't belong in capitalism; it's more like fascism.
I think it stems mainly from the insanity of your current president. also openly-self-admitted mass terrorism by a previous government with hiroshima and nagasaki to 'scare the japanese into surrender' has caused tension for quite some time. people don't really hate america we just want your president in a nice padded room asap.
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And why do you think the EU will let you in, having made yourselves so popular as a nation?
you had me at #!
To be fair, we don't like muslims either.