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EU Software Patents Dead Again

Posted by timothy on from the happy-news dept.

Joe Blakesley writes "Heise is reporting (in German) that the JURI (legal division of the European Parliament who tend to be more pro-EPO) have voted to invoke Rule 55 for a total restart of the software patents process (going back through the anti-swpat Parliament with a totally new directive) following attempts by the EC to get their directive through by the back door. This is an important victory for democracy and it means we can no longer say that the JURI is out. Also see Groklaw's story."

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  1. Last post... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    er... or something like that...

  2. Re:Rule 55 by queef_latina · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hey, fag- shut up.

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  3. Auxskultu Min! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    La malamiko ne estas Mikrosofton.
    Gxi estas vin Slasxdotulojn!

  4. Re:Rule 55 by hey! · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You must be visiting from K5.

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  5. Re:Oh please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No yuo.

  6. Re:Linux users by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A comment from a person who most likely has never read Mircosoft's EULA. And who most likely doesn't have leagal copies of his software.

    I don't care if it's inferior... I bet the car you drive is inferior to other models. I bet the clothes you were are inferior. I bet the house/appartment you own/rent is inferior. I bet nearly everything you own (except your OS which you can't own) is inferior to another product that exist.

    Who cares....

  7. Re:Linux users by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "... You're being left in the dust, using an inferior operating system...."

    You are right... F/OSS is being left out of Microsoft's "Trusted Computing" and DRM. And if it takes hold, no more freedom with your desktop. Only paying members of a private club can participate. Is that the kind of future you want to see? No me.

  8. Re:Hasta la vista, baby by mspohr · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Best governator?... he don't know math. Let's see, his first act was to give everyone a car tax refund thereby creating $5 billion in additional debt. Second act was to issue long term bonds so our children will have to pay for this debt (this is a new "birth tax"). Now he wants to dismantle education, health care, and assistance to the poor and disabled so he can give more tax "relief" to the rich folks.

    It's the new (Republican) American Dream... once you get yours, screw everyone else. /Mark

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