[Ecommerce] Software Patents Circumvent European Parliament

[Jeff Williams]

All,

 "Despite the european parliament's vote to exclude software
patents, the patent lobby is pressing forward and patentability of
software is on the agenda of a workgroup whose advise the european
council will likely follow. The european council is at odds with the
parliament concerning their stance on software patents. The patent
lobby is facing a narrow loss in the parliament, which has voted
against software patents, but now circumvents democracy by convincing
the council. If they succeed, software patents could be coming to
Europe before christmas."
See:
 http://register.consilium.eu.int/pdf/de/04/st15/st15967.de04.pdf
http://register.consilium.eu.int/pdf/de/04/st11/st11979-ad01co01.de04.pdf
  http://kwiki.ffii.org/Cons041213En

Regards,

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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