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Software Patents In The European Union Continued...

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-can-only-end-badly dept.

Christopher Reimer writes "O'Reilly Policy DevCenter has a nice overview concerning the legalizing software patents in the European Union. From the article: 'The Computer Implemented Inventions Directive (CIID), which seeks to clarify the issue, is still being fought over in the EU and may or may not result in legalizing them. For small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and in particular, free software projects, there is much to lose.'"

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  1. arrrgh by ickleberry · · Score: 1, Funny

    *pulls hair out* I've already given up hope, lets start a military coup and take over equatorial guinea

  2. Comforting by goldspider · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's good to know that European beaurocrats are every bit as ineffective and corrupt as our own here in the states.

    Let's hear it for consistency!

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    "Ask not what your country can do for you." --John F. Kennedy
  3. Re:Is it even worth it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    6. Get a spellchecker.

  4. The President of the European Comission... by carvalhao · · Score: 2, Funny

    ..., Mr Durão Barroso, dismissed the discussion on the issue. He's Portuguese. I am Portuguese. I'm apologize to you all, but we portuguese had to get rid of him somehow... The European Comission was just a lucky coincidence.