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Story: Software patents make a mockery of European ideals
Posted by: Chris Rankin (Monday 7 March 2005, 7:06 PM)
While I appreciate that the UK government under Tony Blair is a complete dead loss as far as software patents is concerned, embarrassing political defeat appears to be the only language that he understands. So *that* is where my political voice will be directed from now on.
Hopefully, other European governments will have more of a backbone against certain large US corporations than ours has shown.
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Story: Software patents make a mockery of European ideals
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Henceforth, I have no faith in Europe. At every vo... Chris Rankin -
The UK has always been an island in more than... ignace.saenen -
While I appreciate that the UK governmen... Chris Rankin -
Where do I register to vote for who sits... Chris Rankin
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Chris , you elected part of the cou... Alban Browaeys -
Here's why we should ALL vote... Anonymous
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Chris,
you should note that the only ones wh... Anonymous
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Yes, all British should vote for MORE EuropeanUnio... Anders
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"It's said of newspapers that you only know how ba... P.L.Hayes
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Software patents do not benefit the world of techn... Squire
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I just did it, sent my thoughts to as many elected... Samuel
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> Where do I register to vote for who sits on the... Anders
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Hmm, maybe I'm confusing the Council with the... Chris Rankin
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If the EP won't sweep this from the table then the... Arthur B.
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It was good while it lasted.
May you rest in peace... Anonymous
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Well... we should all write our MEPs, asking why t... Anonymous
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I actually bumped into my local MP on the str... NJ
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For a more balanced opinion...
Try reading the BBC... Andrew
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Andrew, the BBC piece you point to is a news... Matt Loney
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Matt - that link is broken (somehow apt!... Jezter~
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What a sham this democracy of EU ha... RCS
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We (EEC) give Bill Gates et al grief - then fall l... Brian Walton
