Justin Mason wrote:
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>>> John McCormac writes:
>>>Seems that the European Parliament has rejected the proposed patent
>>software legislation for now. The European Commission will be requested
>>to restart the procedure.
>>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4274811.stm>>> Sadly, the Parliament can do nothing more than ask nicely; the Commission
> seem keen to press ahead regardless of what our elected representatives
> think. See FSFE-IE archives for details...
Yep and from what I remember of the EC, they don't have a good track
record when it comes to democracy. I tend to have a very cynical view of
politicans when it comes to this kind of thing. To me, they all appear
to have been bought and paid for.
Regards...jmcc
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