Update on the (No)softwarepatents discussion in the European Union

23-February-2005

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A lot is going on in Europe.
Since my last brief information a lot is going on in the European parliament. Here are the highlights of the still very controversial process between the European Council and the European parliament. More and more national parliaments positioning against the existing directive from the European Council of 2004 and requesting a restart of the whole process.

1. Vast majority in Legal Affairs Committee of European Parliament demands restart of legislative process on software patent directive. (03 February 2005)

http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=327

2. The European Parliament's request for the software patent directive to be started from scratch was ratified by senior members of the Parliament on February 18 2005.

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/0,39020645,39188227,00.htm

3. Concerns over "Microsoft's best friend in the Commission" who will decide on EP's restart request.

http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=379

Any further information on:

http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com


Dirk Stieglitz; 23-February-2005 12:01:18 forum (0)

Softwarepatents: 61 MEPs Urge Return to 1st Reading

13-January-2005

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A motion for a resolution, signed by 61 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from 13 countries, calls for a new first reading of the software patent directive.

A motion for a resolution, signed by 61 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from 13 countries, calls for a new first reading of the software patent directive. The motion has received particularly warm support from MEPs from Poland and other new member states. However, many veteran MEPs also welcome the initiative as a way out of a crisis, into which the Council has plunged the directive project by failing to conduct a proper first reading. Procedural step would also represent "a face-saving exit strategy for the EU Council.

More Information:

http://swpat.ffii.org/lisri/05/restart01/index.en.html

http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=282


Dirk Stieglitz; 13-January-2005 10:35:39 forum (0)

Discussion and decisions on software patents

03-December-2004

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These actual and ongoing debate in the European Union is very crucial for the future development of OSS and the software economy at all.

These actual and ongoing debate in the European Union is very crucial for the future development of OSS and the software economy at all. If you are not informed right now please visit www.nosoftwarepatents.com and you find a lot of important information in 15 languages to build up you own opinion. There are also possibilities to support the “NoSoftwarePatents”-movement and links to other sources.


Dirk Stieglitz; 03-December-2004 12:50:45 forum (0)