EU Gears Up for Another Patent Fight

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.'"

Comments

Software Patents Are very good for the US economy

[Anonymous Coward]

Thank you Europe for wanting to pay exhorbitant taxes/royalties almost entirely to US companies (Microsoft/IBM/Oracle) and keeping the US economy afloat.

I can't understand why in the world you'd want to suck your economy and tech industry dry just to ship money over to the US - but as a citizen here, I thank you.

Re: Software Patents Aren't Bad

[Black Parrot]

> If you're going to steal comments from Previous Articles, you could at least copy the formatting properly.

Ah, but they weren't patented, so he can use them however he pleases!

Bridge Position on virginity

[xixax]

"Yes sir, while I may have compromised your daughter, I really do hope we can agree on a bridge position regarding her virginity"