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Sept 24 Is World Day Against Software Patents

Posted by samzenpus on from the come-together dept.

zoobab writes "Veteran European anti-software patent campaigners have launched the World Day against Software Patents. They say, 'The issue of software patents is a global one, and several governments and patent offices around the world continue to grant software & business method patents on a daily basis; they are pushing for legal codification of the practice, such as currently in New Zealand and India. We declare the 24 September as the World Day Against Software Patents, in commemoration of the European Parliament First Reading in 2003 with amendments stopping the harmful patenting of software, guaranteeing that software programmers and businesses can safely benefit from the fruits of their work under copyright law.'"

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  1. What to do by PainMeds · · Score: 3, Informative

    From TFA:

    What to do?

    1. Please sign or comment on our Draft Petition
    2. Write to your Patent Office, Senators and Deputies
    3. ...
    4. Don't Profit!

  2. Announcements by iJusten · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why do these announcements always have to be made when the announced day is nearly over? It's 21:50 on 24th at Japan, and 15:40 at Eastern Europe (eg. Finland, where I'm at). My day is nearly over, closing the computer and leaving to home to do chores. I never hear of these "World Days" until I'm leaving work (at soonest, usually only on the following day).

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    Chronologically late.