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News Burst: European parliament votes for faster unbundling
News European Parliament votes in favour Thursday of the EC's proposals to open up telecoms across Europe, promising lower access prices and a faster rollout of broadband service. The vote was hailed as an "historic decision" by the European Commission...
[October 26, 2000, 14:53]
US votes 'no' on Sun's ISO Java bid
News So right now the votes stand 6-1. The US is only one of 27 countries voting on the International Standards Organisation's process. We are disappointed. We went in there cautiously and thought there was a 50/50 chance," said George Paolini, director...
[October 29, 1997, 9:22]
Microsoft accused of rigging OOXML votes
News Votes on ISO certification by national bodies in Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands, and the US have all been influenced by Microsoft, according to Greve. In the US the national body has seen surprising growth, and [as in...
[August 30, 2007, 16:27]
MPs turn to Web for votes
News The question is whether working the Web will be worth 5 percent more votes for you in 2005. The Conservative MP added that, by encouraging constituents to email him, he had collected around 3,000 email addresses -- which will be useful when he next...
[October 30, 2001, 13:06]
US Congress votes for net neutrality
Talkback There can't be enough .GOV for the global Deva and their wimpcycle pricing or is that spending? It's certainly a Reno 'Bear' market for face lifts and 38 shoulder holsters. How's your sex life? Laid Law or DFi?
[May 26, 2006, 11:35]
EU votes through software patent changes
Talkback That is so incredibly sad, I do not find any word to tell. Why does Europe feel like doing like the United States and even worse ? Hope we'll reverse that horrible trend some day ! Signed: a guy who wants to live in a better world not one that...
[May 18, 2004, 22:09]
EU votes through software patent changes
Talkback It's really a sad day for software developpers (and users! in Europe. All hope is not lost, we must inform ourcandidate MEPs on the subject to reclaim our protection *from* state-granted monopolies in the software market.
[May 19, 2004, 1:14]
EU votes through software patent changes
Talkback Il nous faut prendre le pouvoir et organizer manifestations et petitions. Quand les technocrates de Bruxelles et politiques inféodés vont ils se rendre compte qu'ils sont elus et doivent faire ce que la majorité désorganisée souhaite et non pas ce...
[May 19, 2004, 8:15]
EU votes through software patent changes
Talkback Fight, sure, but how ? OK, we can tell our MPs, but they just don't care, sadly. I feel the problem is we'll find it hard to get people together to fight this : people who work in computing in France are not enough aware of what's looming, and the...
[May 19, 2004, 10:11]
EU votes through software patent changes
Talkback We get the politicians and civil servants we deserve! Europe faces a moribund economy with few prospects or opportunities of growth that might kick start it. Software is an area that has some potential to help start that growth and in one quick...
[May 21, 2004, 21:35]
EU votes through software patent changes
Talkback The US patent system has become an absolute circus in so far as it applies to software and process patents. It has got to undo itself for people to plainly see it's short comings. This has to happen soon.
[May 26, 2004, 17:26]
EU votes through software patent changes
Talkback Finally a break for all my work and effort.I own 56 computer programs I copyrighted in 1984.I havent been paid a cent for all these years from companies using my intellectual property. All the sour grapes from people is because they didn't take...
[December 2, 2005, 6:51]
EU votes through software patent changes
Talkback Hey stop whining. If you didn't bribe the right politicians at the right time thats just tough. Its too late to complain now! This is DEMOCRACY(TM)
[May 20, 2004, 11:30]
EU votes through software patent changes
Talkback Now it's time for us european to migrate to the west. How many bucks for a green card ?
[May 18, 2004, 20:25]
EU votes through software patent changes
Talkback The EU is just asking for a flood of litigation if their patent examiners are even twice as good as America's. Absolutely the wrong decision and a choice that will set back innovation for years to come.
[May 18, 2004, 21:07]
Lords votes in favour of DNA-deletion process
News The government has been defeated by the House of Lords over the retention of DNA and fingerprints. The Lords voted 161 to 150 for a Conservative amendment to the Counter-Terrorism Bill, which would create a process for innocent people to apply to...
[November 6, 2008, 8:55]
Intel's XScale chip gets Mira votes
News Philips Electronics, ViewSonic and two Asian contract-manufacturers will build their Mira devices around Intel's XScale processor, Intel said on Friday, an early salvo in what will likely be a year filled with gadget news.
[April 15, 2002, 9:32]
EU votes through software patent changes
News The European Council on Tuesday voted through controversial changes to the European Union's Software Patents Directive that will pave the way for widespread patenting of software in Europe. According to a spokesman at the UK's Department of Trade...
[May 18, 2004, 13:55]
News Burst: Lords votes against entrapment proposal
News Efforts by Tory peer Baroness Blatch to update the Indecency with Children Act 1960 so entrapment can be used by police to catch Internet paedophiles was voted out by the House of Lords Wednesday. Blatch challenged the Home Office to introduce a...
[November 8, 2000, 17:06]
EU votes against disconnecting file-sharers
News People should not be criminalised for the file-sharing of copyrighted material if they are not profiting from doing so, the European Parliament has recommended. On Thursday the parliament voted through two reports on the cultural industries.
[April 11, 2008, 12:45]
