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Story: Software patent directive adopted
Posted by: ignace saenen (Monday 7 March 2005, 3:17 PM)
Can anybody explain to me how it is possible that, after being rejected 2 times by 2 different institutions and procedures, this thing is STILL being forced upon us? It`s sad enough that the EU does not respect the public opinion, but now it shows it doesn`t respect it`s own procedures of legislation. Are we heading for a Banana republic now?
The council simply forces debate and discussion off the agenda, and this is indeed a sad day for democracy! Why decision on software patents happened to be on the agenda of Agriculture is anyone`s guess, but obviously ministers of Agriculture in the various membership states are *VERY* knowledgable on the matter. I suspect the EU Council has sold out to the US software lobby, because of other geopolitical and strategic reasons which are obscure and non-transparent, but perhaps well related to other backward issues of Agriculture.
We have one more hope. The Council has clearly shown that it power-hungry, and does not care about facts and content of a political debate. The Parliament can shoot down the text, AGAIN, or at least amends the crap out of it. Let`s hope the Parliament, the true representatives of the people, are offended enough to take on this matter and whistle back the Council`s attempt to force something the software industry itself is divided upon. Because, let`s be clear about this: software innovation in small companies will be dead meat if this directive goes through..
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Story: Software patent directive adopted
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I do hope this is an error, and wishful thinking f... Patrick Sinz -
Any hope we might have had for tech innovatio... NJ -
This is ill news indeed...
And to think I adm... Pablo Santos
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Watch yourself Microsoft! You have just unleashed... ricardo
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With one hand they fine Microsoft 0.5 billion poun... Steve J
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I have just listend to the Danish "Økonomimin... Michael Reib
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A mistake? Not just developers, any computer-usin... Olav Petri
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Completly shamefull, an open attack on democracy.... Ricardo Botelho de Sousa
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Not just the fury of opensource, the fury of the f... Anonymous
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sad day. need a demonstration, our contempt and be... Anonymous
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OSS development is now going to be spearheaded in... Bill Franklin
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€C=U$A=$hit => Software patents will be adopted Anonymous
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Software patents are long overdue. The reason the... Martin Ryan
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Software development is an iterative process... Anonymous
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Mr. Ryan.
By the same logic; creating a book... Gerard ter Beke
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... but their work is fully protected by the... Geert Bevin
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The sheer ignorance of using US patent protec... Marcus Widerberg
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Mr Ryan...Its the fact that this ruling allow... Yeah
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Any proponent of software patenting under the... Jezter~
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I hope this isn't adopted, because this... Jamie -
Outrage!!
Mr Martin Ryan, before claiming the... CD
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Let's not get overexcited - all this means is that... James Cross
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We all know that big business and government are r... Anonymous
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This is a disaster.
Not only software patents... Ernesto Alvarez
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Money beats democracy, hands down. Sad. Marek Baczynski
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I think I'll quit. Maybe I'll retrain as lumberjac... Anonymous
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Can anybody explain to me how it is possible that,... ignace saenen -
Ah yes, I can see it now...coding innovation going... Anonymous
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Mr Ryan - You are a marketing director.
How long i... Anonymous
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Very good decision.This will help the genuine... Anonymous
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To clueless Anonymous Programmer.
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Mr Anonymous Programmer: "unabashed plag... Chris Rankin
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I have to say that I really wonder... Anonymous
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Marketing directors live off the grabbing of ideas... Anonymous
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Isn't it that the EU commission has chosen Mi... Gaia
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Large organisations usually end up losing their cu... A Harding
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I'm dismayed at the cretinous behaviour of th... Anonymous
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What the hell are they thinkng? Anonymous
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I really, really wonder how can someone be so... The Mitch
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Bad things happen when good people do nothing... Anonymous
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When something so obviously undemocratic and corru... Mark
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English? Then write to your MEP(s) at writetothem.... Rob
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Why not music patents?
Stop the music. I've just p... Arthur B.
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This is sad and bet you money that big software co... Josh
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Until yesterday I was inclined to vote in favour... Jan Mulder
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Hey.. at least you'll get a chance to vote on... Z
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