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Story: EU Parliament forgives Council for adopting patent directive

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Posted by: Anonymous (Thursday 31 March 2005, 10:12 PM)

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The likely direction of this whole issue leaves me bewildered. Europe is now likely to sign the death warrant of it's own software industry. How can it be that Europeans have taken on the US so successfully in the field of aeropsace (Airbus) and yet be so determined to ensure that will become nothing more than the local sales office for US companies in another industry (software). The degree of grubby deals going on must be staggering. I don't live in the EU, but from here, anyone who thinks that increased political integration in the EU is a good thing needs to have a reality check.

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