expertec Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 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.BBC News.A big thankyou to everyone who signed the petition!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Some excellent news, 684 to 14, someone actually paid attention to the voters. :Shocked Sick: even better news Responding to the rejection the European Commission said it would not draw up or submit any more versions of the original proposal. if they can be trustedBig technology firms, such as Philips, Nokia, Microsoft, Siemens, and telecoms firm Ericsson, continued to voice their support for the original bill.They'll probably try another angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scuzzman Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 [marquee=right][/marquee]My sentiments exactly andsome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Nice to see forum members using smilies other than the awful new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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