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New Zealand U-Turns, Will Grant Software Patents
ciaran_o_riordan writes "Due to lobbying by a group called NZICT, New Zealand's parliament is now set to let go of its proposal to ban software patents. Patent attorney Steven Lundberg announced the details in a blog entry. This was quickly deleted, but not before it got stored in Google's cache. Here we can read that 'Hon Simon Power has asked MED [Ministry of Economic Development] to work with the Parliamentary Counsel's Office to redraft the section along the lines of the European Patent Convention.' Which is exactly the opposite of March's announcement that 'computer software should be excluded from patent protection as software patents can stifle innovation and competition, and can be granted for trivial or existing techniques.' The background to this case gives every reason to be hopeful, if computer users in New Zealand get active again."
We've lost a great battle in the war against piracy. Can't we all get together in this and start pushing for a HUGE COCK in your mouth ?!
I have spoken to two spokespeople for the NZ Ministry of Economic Development (MED), who confirm the essence of the meeting
What are you, on your way to a...dick meeting?