No Software Patents!
Software patents should not be legalized by the European Union through a 'directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions'.
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Petition for a Software Patent Free Europe
A short petition text which was signed by more than 50000 people in Europe during the first few months of its existence and which rallied support statements
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The History of Software Patents (BitLaw)
A history of how software went from unpatentable to patentable.
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Software Patent Index (BitLaw)
Index to software patent materials in BitLaw and elsewhere on the Internet.
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Software Patents - League for Programming Freedom
The League for Programming Freedom is opposed to software patents. If it turns out that the software patent system is actually a hindrance to
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League for Programming Freedom (LPF)
Software patents and user interface copyrights harm programmers, and this organization is dedicated to stopping it.
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League for Programming Freedom - Against Software Patents
Software patents threaten to devastate America's computer industry. Patent examiners are often ill-prepared to evaluate software patent applications
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Wired News: Euro Software Patents Pending
The European Parliament appears set to introduce US-style software patents, Software patents continue to be one of the most hotly contested
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http://www.base.com/software-patents/examples.html
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Patented European webshop
If you agree with these goals, please take a moment to sign the petition against European software patents and to sign our Call for Action II (mail us
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Software Patents - League for Programming Freedom
The League for Programming Freedom is opposed to software patents. If it turns out that the software patent system is actually a hindrance to
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Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure
FFII: Software Patent Loser Volvo lobbying for Software Patents FFII asks MEPs to either fully amend or reject software patents directive
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Petition Against Software Patents Petition
We, the undersigned, are voters involved in the IT industry who believe that software patents will stifle innovation in the software industry and
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Richard Stallman: Software Patents, Cambridge, UK, 2002-03-25
Transcript of a talk given by Richard Stallman (Free Software Foundation) at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory.
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European Software Patent Horror Gallery
A database of the monopolies on programming problems, which the European Patent Office has granted against the letter and spirit of the existing laws,
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European Software Patent Horror Gallery
A database of the monopolies on programming problems, which the European Patent Office has granted against the letter and spirit of the existing laws,
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EC OKs software patents | The Register
KBE the European Council of Ministers has approved passage of the software patents bill. European Parliament votes to scrap software patent text
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O'Reilly Network: Software Patents in the EU
Ed Griffith-Jones and Tom Chance describe the state of software patents in the European Union and argue that software patents do not lead to increased
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Irish Open-Source Groups Protest Software Patents
Some Irish open-source advocates are lobbying their Parliament members to fight software patents in the European Union.
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Software patent directive adopted - ZDNet UK News
The European Council adopted the software patent directive on Monday, He claims software patents are needed to ensure that the EU can keep to the
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Software patent directive adopted - ZDNet UK News
The European Council adopted the software patent directive on Monday, He claims software patents are needed to ensure that the EU can keep to the
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of press about my activities regarding software patents and the summit meeting the situation of Software Patents and Free Software in my own words.
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