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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.

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  1. YES! by Steeltoe · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Faith in human kind is restored.

    Now, we should double our efforts to inform everybody Why software patents are a bad idea, and Who is really backing the proposals for it. Particularly, EU should be wary of software patents. With the minefield of US software patents, EU should really rethink being a follower anymore.

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    http://www.debunkingskeptics.com/