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European Software Patent Update at LWN

Posted by michael on from the wargames dept.

Adhoc writes "LWN has a nice clear summary of the current patent situation in the EU. Since concerned folk in the EU should take action soon, the nice folks at LWN made the article available for free to non-subscribers a week early. Also contains some interesting information the way the EU Parliament works."

9 comments

  1. The Awful Truth by RealBorg · · Score: 1

    Let's face the truth: The European Union is an institution designed and created to undermine the separation of powers in europe.

    While national governments (executive branch) depend on the approval of their parliaments (legislative branch) to pass any laws, they now also delegate the european council which can pass directives equal or overrule any national legislation.

    The european union is the world that has been pulled over our eyes to blind us from the truth. The truth, that power is no longer held by the people but by big $$$ corporations that are willing to do everything to enslave the very people that they are made up.

    1. Re:The Awful Truth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      And then to consider that the EU was made to prevent WWIII... and to create a cooperation to compete with the US and Asia.

    2. Re:The Awful Truth by passthecrackpipe · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Get a grip. Companies don't want to "enslave the people". That's bad for business. They want to make money.

      Lay off on the coffee...

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      People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
    3. Re:The Awful Truth by RealBorg · · Score: 1

      Get a grip yourself! Only the national bank can MAKE money, everybody else has to get someone else's money. This only works as long as money remains about equally distributed. Unfortunately some people together already own more money than is available, therefore every cent we possess is burdened with interest payments for these people. Companies are now only the tools of these people to enslave the general public for ever decreasing wages.

    4. Re:The Awful Truth by passthecrackpipe · · Score: 1

      Equal distribution of money has long been shown to not work. I keep my life debt free, therefore I am not burdened with interest payments. I run my own company, therefore my wage is not "ever decreasing" it is linked to my efforts (and it has been increasing for some time now, thank you very much) and the wage increases of my employees are linked to GDP growth plus a percentage based on performance.

      And if you want to nitpick - the national bank can't MAKE money either... You still have not explained to me about the "enslaving" bit though.....

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      People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
    5. Re:The Awful Truth by RealBorg · · Score: 1

      You think that you do not pay interest when you keep your life debt free? Think again: You are always part of some bigger socienty that is not debt free.

      At the very least you still pay interest when you pay your taxes. I can only tell for Austria: Last year our government paid 8 billion Euro interest, this boils down to about 1,000 Euro for each citizen.

    6. Re:The Awful Truth by John+Zero · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I'm glad it's the EU's business now. My country (Hungary) would've given in easily to the big corps and we'd have software patents already. At least now there's a second chance to avoid patents.

    7. Re:The Awful Truth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Down with usury! Well, regulate it for the people's benefit at least...