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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. yep by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    they are all nuts and have been institutionalised

  2. Not done yet by ultrabot · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In an amazing display of democracy, the parliament will still vote on the issue, according to the article.

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  3. Parliment can still reject by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Now we need to cross every last limb on our bodies and hope that the European Parliment still has enough balls to reject this on the second reading.

    Bah. Stunts like these are almost enough to make we want to vote UK IP. Almost.

  4. Microsoft to the EU: by mattr · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "You are 0wnX0red!!"

  5. Et muss een séch schummen Lëtz ze sin! by BlueUnderwear · · Score: 0, Redundant

    De Krécké as och nët besser wéi de Metzleschjong!

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  6. Maybe Alan Cox was right by tabkey12 · · Score: -1, Redundant
    when he voted for the UK Independence party to keep Britain out of EU Software Patents.

    I never thought it would come to this - a very sad day for Europe

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  7. Re:aarrghhh! by Alif · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Why is the parent modded "Flamebait"? It should be "Insightfull" :-(((