[Ecommerce] EU Software Patent Directive Getting Hot

[Jeff Williams]

All,

 Next wednesday, on the 6th July, the European
Parliament will have the last chance to prevent US-style software
patents
in the EU. If the Parliament fails to reach 367 votes for the key
amendments, then the Council directive will legalize business methods
and software patents. Yesterday, many political groups have tabled
amendments to patch the Council text. A demonstration online is
running with currently 2400 websites shutting down until the vote. A
physical demonstration is also planned in Strasbourg on next tuesday
the 5th of July.

See:  http://www.ffii.org/~jmaebe/swpat/cons.html
         http://wiki.ffii.org/AmPlenPr050701En
          http://wiki.noepatents.eu.org/webdemo/
          http://noepatents.eu.org/index.php/StbDemo050604

Regards,

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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