OT: Re: Great News!!! European Law Software Patent Rejected

[Duncan Lithgow]

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> Some analysis I've seen suggests that this isn't quite the victory we
would have wanted. The patent regulation proposal was rejected
wholesale, but better would have been for the proposal to be adopted
with specific provisions against software patents.

Problem is that under EU rules the european parliament is an
afterthought attached to a trading cartel. The parliamant has no legal
method that I know of for proposing legislation, they can only ammend
what the commision sends them to debate.

But - wow - I never thought this would be stopped - I'm thrilled!!!

Duncan

PS: I'm also thrilled that I've just become a father, but that a bit far
off topic for this list. I may even get told off for mentioning it...
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