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EU Software Patent Directive Adopted

Posted by Hemos on from the big-bad-news dept.

sebFlyte writes "FTA: "An EU Council spokeswoman said on Monday morning that the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive had been adopted." Apparently it's due to 'institutional reasons' that they're ignoring the outcry from developers and several nation states ..."

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  1. Re:It still has to go for a 2nd reading... by the+bluebrain · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    • I own a software company that does a huge amount of R&D
    Sounds like you have a potential win either way: Keep researching. If software patents are rejected in Europe, don't change anything. If software patents are accepted in Europe, start patenting left right and centre, making sure that you build a large enough portfolio so as to be a noticable impediment to the big boys. Then get bought up my MS, IBM, Oracle, or whoever. It you time things right, you might just be the virgin princess bride in a bidding war.

    So your dignity's overboard, you employees' jobs are in India - but dude, you yourself will be on the Bahamas.
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