Re: Software patent bill thrown out

On Wednesday 06 July 2005 14:26, Stefan Goethals wrote:
> Software patent bill thrown out
>
> 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.
>
> >From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4655955.stm
>
> Groeten,

Dat is wel een enorm overweldigende meerderheid! Ben heel blij dat de 
patentlobby het uiteindelijk toch niet gehaald heeft. De europese 
software-ontwikkelaar kan weer rustig slapen :)

-- 
Frank Van Damme