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Paul K

06-07-2005 13:06

Software Patent bill dead

BBC

Quote:

European politicians have thrown out a controversial bill that could have led to software being patented.
The European Parliament voted 648 to 14 to reject the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive.
The bill was reportedly rejected because, politicians said, it pleased no-one in its current form.
Responding to the rejection the European Commission said it would not draw up or submit any more versions of the original proposal.

TheBlueRaja

06-07-2005 13:12

Re: Software Patent bill dead

Great news... :tu:

Paul K

06-07-2005 13:15

Re: Software Patent bill dead

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

Great news... :tu:

Yep, I thought some people here might like to know it had been thrown out. Must be a good news day today :)

ScaredWebWarrior

06-07-2005 13:22

Re: Software Patent bill dead

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

Great news... :tu:

Indeed. It was rather worrying what effect it could have had on the smaller software companies.

But I suspect that even now someone is planning to bring it back in another guise.

philip.j.fry

06-07-2005 14:05

Re: Software Patent bill dead

:woot:

Graham

06-07-2005 17:22

Re: Software Patent bill dead

Huzzah! Someone's seen some sense at last!

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