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Story: Software patents make a mockery of European ideals

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Chris,

you should note that the only ones who cared about software enough to try and fight this were Europeans - the ONLY country to vote against this in May were the Spanish - and more recently the Polish, Dutch, and many others have stepped up - but that the British contingent never lifted a finger to help. We in the UK would never even have had a chance to stop the UK Patent Office in its tracks without Europe. *Even now* there is probably more of a chance of winning against the European Patent Office legislation than there is against the UK mandarins.

So my advice is: if you want a fair system in the future, let Europe have more power. They are by definition more varied, & it's almost certain you can trust them more than you can the UK politicians (who *will* you vote for in May?!) I'm afraid.

I *am* depressed by Europe right now, especially by certain Irish and Luxembourgois politicians.

Others are beginning to wake up - Spain's Industry Minister has already come out against today's action in their widest-circulation national newspaper this afternoon. Can you see Blair or any other politician in Government or Opposition making any public comment on this side of the channel?

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