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	International Association Of Independent Journalists Inc. Forum Index » News Stories From IAIJ Members » NO Software Patents in Europe - April 11, 2006  NO Software Patents in Europe - April 11, 2006 « View previous topic :: View next topic »  Author Message Maurice Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:25 am    Post subject: NO Software Patents in Europe - April 11, 2006 Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 185 NO Software Patents in Europe By Maurice Ali, Journalist udev.org wrote: NO Software Patents in Europe 10 days of web strike Vs 20 years of patent nightmare We are protesting against software patents in Europe. Most software will become illegal to use in Europe if this dangerous directive is adopted without proper amending. The Commissionand the Council of Ministers are covertly pushing for unlimited patentability of software, heavily lobbied by multinationals and patent lawyers. They are ignoring the democratically voted decision of the European Parliament from 24 september 2003, which has the support of more than 300.000 citizens, 2.000.000 SMEs, dozens of economists and scientists. Join us in a demonstration in the streets of Brussels on 14 april 2004. Join this online protest by changing your homepage from 5 until 15 april. Continue on our website The above quote is part of the "global" on-line protest agains softwear patents. If wide spread, this patenting of softwear will curtain the speed at which innovators can get their creation on to the market. this will be a drag on technological development. The new patent laws would increase the rist and cost to innovators and open these same people to extortion from other companies and the like. We at The Fortress only report the innovative way this protest is being conducted and leave it up to the viewer as to what action (if any) they wish to take upon viewing this material. We at The Fortress will also follow up on the April 14, 2004 protest in Brussels as we do with all our reports. Comments And Discussion Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First     Page 1 of 1 International Association Of Independent Journalists Inc. Forum Index » News Stories From IAIJ Members » NO Software Patents in Europe - April 11, 2006 Jump to: Select a forum In The News!----------------News Stories From IAIJ Members IAIJ Discussion Forums----------------IAIJ DiscussionTips And TutorialsAdvocacy IAIJ Operations----------------Corporation News And Announcements The Fortress Publication----------------The Fortress: News and Announcements International Advocacy----------------Citizen Journalist SurveyUNESCO: WSIS+10 Review MeetingUN Consultative Status ApplicationUN WSIS+10 General Assembly SpeechWorldwide VoteWSIS+10 General Assembly VoteA Positive Major Mandate for Humanity at the United NationsPositive Major Mandate: Alternative ApplicationsA Global Social ContractWTO AdvocacyThe World Bank  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
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