Euro parliament kicks out software patent law

[silence]

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24430

ya,ya..its INQ....but...... YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH.............

 

[StefanS]

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24430

ya,ya..its INQ....but...... YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH.............

Yeah it was voted down by a vast majority, since the conservatives switched sides in the last moments before the vote. Anyway, good day for the open source community. But the war's yet to be won....

 

[silence]

Yeah it was voted down by a vast majority, since the conservatives switched sides in the last moments before the vote. Anyway, good day for the open source community. But the war's yet to be won....

i know, but this is really good news..... TBH i didnt expect this outcome at all... thats why i started this topic....

IMO, this is great for small and medium size companies in EU..... those that really need to push forward cause otherwise they would be gone.... with patents up their asses they wouldnt have freedom to go beyond limits set up by US corps. and IMO thats bad..... we need small companies that will push the limits....

i have just one word WRT this -> SKYPE

 

[ndoogoo]

There goes my idea for patenting "calls to a function or subroutine" and taking every single software company to court. Making tons of money and destroy the software industry.

 

[repi]

Finally! This is great news. I especially like this part:

Responding to the rejection the European Commission said it would not draw up or submit any more versions of the original proposal

in this BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4655955.stm

 

[bloodbob]

I love this just because some American companies have a "world wide patent" all the idiots here in australia think that software implementations here are illegal unless your pay royalties. We don't yet have software patents ( though we agree to implement them some stage ).

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=366549#r12

 

[K.I.L.E.R]

Freaking hell.
Why do I have to suffer?

I'm moving to Europe to work.

 

[bloodbob]

Hmm Europe is a good idea expect for the exploding trains... I'm sure they have nice censorship laws there since strictly speaking handjob/headjob porn should be not allowed here in australia ( Shows stimulation by a non-sexual organ ) its given a rating of RC which means the sale ect is prohibited though state law dictates if its completely illegal.

 

[Guden Oden]

WTG with the insensitive jokes there bob... While you're at it, why not crack another one about patenting your barbed wire-encircled refugree internment camps too?

 

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http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24479

THE ANCIENT art of understanding music has been patented by the software giant Microsoft.

Apparently the government has awarded Vole the rights over the big idea of "training a trainee to analyze media, such as music, in order to recognize and assess the fundamental properties of any piece of media, such as a song or a segment of a song."

OMFG!!!
whats next? patent on breathing?

 

[bloodbob]

WTG with the insensitive jokes there bob...

Fairly valid comment I wouldn't have wanted to go live in say dewbye prior to 9/11 for saftey reasons either. If your offended that I might prefer to live somehere that might be safer I apologise.