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EU Gears Up for Another Patent Fight

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the innovation-or-immitation dept.

DirkFromEurope writes "Heise Online is reporting on the Digital Europe meeting of the Progress & Freedom Foundation in Prague. From the article: 'Proponents for a broadening of industrial property rights in the computer sector have declared a new round in the fight about software patents in the EU opened. "It starts again", announced Günther Schmalz, head of SAP's software department.' Günther also 'expressed hope that his camp will be better prepared this time than during the last struggle. A "bridge position" must be reached, which both sides could live with.'"

3 of 159 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Software Patents Aren't Bad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Software patents are not an inherently bad idea

    Please, read what Knuth has to say about software patents. I bet you never wrote anything useful in your whole life...

  2. I've had enough! by Barbara,+not+Barbie · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I'm going to patent cooking! And all the idiots who want to have crazy patent wars can just starve to death!

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  3. Re:this guy's a serial-copycat! several more insta by Luke+PiWalker · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Thank you for pointing this out.
    However, I sparked great discussion minus the trolls that call me out.

    This is THE problem with Slashdot..

    I just use the old posts that are still relative.

    I spark great conversation, but then I get -1.

    I could just post, Windows? Nah, I havent used that since 1999. and get +5, Insightful.

    Karmarape me some more, please.

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