Story: European software patents not pending

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I hope you are correct, that software patents are off the EU agenda for now. In the end, I think it will benefit us all, including those in the US lke myself.

But, I confess I find a certain irony in reading an article in a UK based webzine, trumpeting the EU's coming successes over the US . . . because a particular market segment (software) is LESS regulated in the EU, than in the US! It's an odd -- if welcome -- reversal of the usual pattern.

The problem with government regulation and monitoring is that it usually starts well, but almost always ends with featherbedding useless or inefficient work, and in the end, hurts us all, even those who it set out to help! I wish I knew of a perfect answer -- if government regulation causes problems, so does the corporate greed and short-sighted economic behavior we so often see in the US.

But, for the moment, I'll be satisfied with the demise of EU software patents!

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