[AktiviX-discuss] software idea patents law project amendments

[charlie]

Yay for anti-patent campaigners! 

It looks like the proposed legislation has been defeated. 

No doubt the US corporations will be pressuring Europe again and we'll 
see some kind of bastard spawn of patent legislation re-emerge in a years' 
time or something, but looks good for now ;-)))

http://wiki.ffii.org/Ep050706En
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/06/eu_bins_swpat/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4655955.stm

( I'm particularly chuffed as I'd been running a workshop on s/w idea
patents at the G8 the day before the decision (!) )

There is an introductory briefing available from my website:
http://charlieharvey.org.uk/cgi-bin/writings.pl?seen=1&uid=49

For people who want to change it, scribus originals are available by
emailing me ( charlie at peopleandplanet.org ).

Cheers,
Charlie

On Wed, 6 Jul 2005, ana wrote:

> Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 00:48:44 +0100
> From: ana <anap at riseup.net>
> To: Freedom Hacklab <freedomlab at sinroot.net>,
>      AktiviX Discussion List <aktivix-discuss at lists.aktivix.org>
> Subject: [AktiviX-discuss] software idea patents law project amendments
> 
> 
> Hi,
> This is an extrract of a .doc file that no one working on patents should 
> use (!) about the amendments that will be allegedly presented to the law 
> text that came from the european commission, for approval by parliament 
> on 10th of july, i think it was?
> 
> A ver si para la votación de la semana que viene se logra algo :S
> 
> Apprarently there were tables and everything in the original .doc so you need a bit of patience to read this. 
> ===============
> EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
> 2004
> 
> 2009
> 
> 
> Committee:
> AMENDMENT by:
> 
> 
> To DRAFT REPORT/OPINION by
> 
> Michel Rocard
> PE
> 357.776
> On  the patentability of computer-implemented
> inventions
> Proposal for a
> COM ():
> 0092
> 
> C6:
> 0058/2005
> Date:
> Wednesday, 29 June 2005
> Signature:
> 
> 
> 
> Council common position
> 
> Amendment by Parliament
> 
> (Amendment 1)
> Article 1
> 
> This Directive lays down rules for the patentability of computer-implemented 
> inventions.
> This directive lays down the rules concerning the patentability of 
> computer-aided inventions.
> 
> Or. en
> 
> Justification
> This replacement is to be performed at all places in the text where the 
> expression "computer-implemented invention" is used.
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