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European Parliament Rejects Software Patents

Posted by Zonk on from the (again) dept.

heretic9 writes "The European Parliament unanimously rejected the software patent bill recently put before it. Hugo Lueders of CompTIA, a pro-patent lobby group, said that the benefits of the bill had been obscured by special interest groups, which muddied debate about the rights and wrongs of software patents." Meaning, essentially, that the Conference of Presidents got its way.

7 of 357 comments (clear)

  1. yes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yes!

  2. dup by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Slashdot unanimously rejects duplicates!

  3. Re:I Love How Many US Folk Still Don't Get The EU. by f1shlips · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dammit! Now all our plans are spoiled.

    *kicks at dirt*

  4. Appropriate Quote by sdaf · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "If you only knew the power, of the Dark Side!" Seems kinda fitting, don't you think? ;)

  5. Re:I Love How Many US Folk Still Don't Get The EU. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "American Way" - well, fair enough, but since you are the only ones who WANT it; Meh!

    That's not what your mama said!

  6. mod Up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    member. GNAA (GAY channel, you might

  7. Re:I Love How Many US Folk Still Don't Get The EU. by iBod · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Please don't feed this stupid troll.

    IMHO the last thing anyone needs right now is more antagonism and jingoism on both sides of the Atlantic.