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Karl_R
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 Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:46 pm Post subject: EU adopts Common Position on the software patent directive |
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The European Commission has controversialy adopted its Common Position on the software patent directive http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=439
Despite the fact that it is against the commission's own rules and is opposed by the Open Source Software community, most developers, small businesses and sensible full member countries such as Denmark.
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Anior
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shadow255
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: EU adopts Common Position on the software patent directi |
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| Karl_R wrote: | The European Commission has controversialy adopted its Common Position on the software patent directive http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=439
Despite the fact that it is against the commission's own rules and is opposed by the Open Source Software community, most developers, small businesses and sensible full member countries such as Denmark.
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I suggest you find out as much as possible about your own government's MEPs and start writing letters explaining why this needs to be opposed. Unfortunately, your country is generally thought to be in favor of software patents, so it's an uphill battle for you. Whatever political process is used for selecting those MEPs will be important for you to understand as well, so that you can work to have them removed if they will not represent your interests properly. Good luck!
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Maedhros
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Please follow up to this thread.
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