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Geek Culture / European Parliament has thrown out software patents

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MicroMan
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Posted: 8th Jul 2005 07:55 Edited at: 8th Jul 2005 08:04
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Quote: "The European Parliament has thrown out a bill that would have allowed software to be patented."


Hooray! The European Parliament has almost unanimously thrown out software patents!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4274811.stm

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Sorry, the above link is an old one. I can only find a link in Swedish...

http://www.idg.se/ArticlePages/200507/06/20050706125922_CS/20050706125922_CS.dbp.asp

But 641 of the 678 MEPs present rejected Software patents.

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David T
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Posted: 8th Jul 2005 08:37 Edited at: 8th Jul 2005 08:37
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What a great day against the war on software patents

"A book. If u know something why cant u make a kool game or prog.
come on now. A book. I hate books. book is stupid. I know that I need codes but I dont know the codes"
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MicroMan
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Posted: 8th Jul 2005 08:50
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I just wish they'd give up. It's being sent back to the commission, and at the commission that designer of the software patents promise to reintroduce a new version. But it's dead for a few years at least.

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Ian T
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Posted: 8th Jul 2005 10:03
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Good news eh

If I looking for blog
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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 8th Jul 2005 13:12
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Awww. There goes my plan.

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Kohaku
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Posted: 8th Jul 2005 15:39
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Goody.


You are not alone.
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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 8th Jul 2005 16:58
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Why do another thread about this ?


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Mnemonix
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Posted: 10th Jul 2005 13:28
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Just to annoy you!

*runs and hides behind an invisible object*

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Posted: 10th Jul 2005 17:48
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ah..


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Mr Bigger
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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 07:48
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Software pattens?Bah humbug.If that ever got through then you should equally be able to pattent the book.Dumb idea.
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Jeku
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Posted: 11th Jul 2005 08:50
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See it's those kinds of comments that show that many people against software patents don't have a clue what it means.

My "everyone else has one so why can't I?" blog: http://www.jeku.com/blog/
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