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Skriven 2005-07-06 11:49:02 av Robert Comer (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 5701 av Adam (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Hurrah EU s/w patents die bg style...
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From: "Robert Comer" <bobcomer_removeme@mindspring.com>

> The ones I am chuckling over are the poor bl**dy japanese who adopted s/w
> patents coz you pushed em to & because they thought the whole world would.
> Now the largest market has said no, non, nein etc. <G>

It doesn't look like it's quite over for you guys, but at least this push is
done. (the story does mention trying again...)

I really can't understand sw or process patents myself, it's WAY to easy for
totally separate people with no cross input to come up with the same exact
outward solution given the same problem.

Copyrights, yes, if someone's using someone else's code without permission, I
can understand that, but patents, no.

- Bob Comer



"Adam" <mmmmm_beer_mmmm_donuts@moes> wrote in message
news:42cbea5a@w3.nls.net...
> Robert Comer wrote:
>> Now if only we in the US can get our government to think it's as bad an
>> idea as you guys do...
>>
>
> The ones I am chuckling over are the poor bl**dy japanese who adopted s/w
> patents coz you pushed em to & because they thought the whole world would.
> Now the largest market has said no, non, nein etc. <G>
>
> I'll bet they're feeling a bit sore toward the US right now.
>
> Adam
>
>
>> - Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> "Adam" <mmmmm_beer_mmmm_donuts@moes> wrote in message
>> news:42cbc93f@w3.nls.net...
>>
>>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/06/eu_bins_swpat/
>>>
>>>
>>>"The European Parliament has voted by a massive majority to reject the
>>>software patents directive, formally known as the Directive on the
>>>Patentability of Computer Implemented Inventions. The vote to scrap the
>>>bill was passed by a margin of 648 votes to 14, with 18 abstentions."
>>>
>>>648 to 14....I think that's what's called a serious majority.
>>>
>>>Heh heh heh.....& huzzah!!!
>>>
>>>""A nightmare is over," Muller says. "Next time around, let's honestly
>>>discuss the pros and cons of pure software patents, and then we can get a
>>>great directive that won't die a dishonourable death like this."
>>>
>>>According to Muller, MEPs are divided about what should happen next. The
>>>Conservative group has called for a news proposal from the Commission,
>>>while the Greens would like the parliamentary vote to be interpreted as a
>>>final rejection of the bill.
>>>
>>>"Before any next step, we need a period of reflection, and a proper
>>>economic policy debate. It is not like we've accomplished everything
>>>here. Ideally, we want a good directive, but at this stage no directive
>>>was the best directive we could hope for," he told us"
>>>
>>>
>>>Adam
>>
>>

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