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Story: EU prefers 'computer-aided' patents

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Posted by: Roderick Klein (Wednesday 15 June 2005, 9:26 AM)

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Oke so now we have to wait for the "EC-funded study on software patent". Great, smashing, very impresive! However the European Parlement already has a report about the effects of software patents, so why another study ? To now get a study that fits the needs of the European Commision (read Microsoft).

And what about the dinner for politicians in Ireland funded by Microsoft ? No wonder people don't like the smell that is coming from Brussels. There are some politicians in Brussels that are now sitting there because they have "scratch" (the came from one of the member counties). The longer you are in politicis the more connections you build up, thats not always bad. I personaly see Brussels as an old boys network that has more power in Europe then it shoud have! Looking at how "democratic" the counsil of ministers and the commision have been dealing with this patent directive you can certainly smell the rotting fish in Brussels...

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