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Old 06-07-2005, 13:06   #1
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Software Patent bill dead

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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.
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Re: Software Patent bill dead

Great news...
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Old 06-07-2005, 13:15   #3
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Re: Software Patent bill dead

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Yep, I thought some people here might like to know it had been thrown out. Must be a good news day today
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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.
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Old 06-07-2005, 17:22   #6
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Re: Software Patent bill dead

Huzzah! Someone's seen some sense at last!
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