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Software Patent Debate Over in Europe For Now?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the we-don't-talk-about-software-patents dept.

Anonymous EPA writes "The website of the European Patent Office is running a story about a recent agreement not to revive the debate on software patents in Europe nor to promote new legislation. To quote: 'All speakers welcomed unequivocally the opportunity to discuss the issue at a high level and made clear that a new CII (computer-implemented inventions) debate followed by legal modifications was neither necessary nor desirable.'"

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  1. Let's just hope that.. by wamerocity · · Score: 5, Funny
    they can come up with really smart laws about patents like what we have in the US:

    You can patent the click (Amazon)

    You can patent the letter i (Apple)

    You can patent a number (AACS)

    You can patent software written by someone else, and then sue them for it. (Microsoft, Linux)

    Awesome... awesome..

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  2. Re:This is a threat to national security by Delirium+Tremens · · Score: 5, Funny

    Accordingly, they should be punished.
    You misspelled "liberated".