Posted by CowboyNeal on Friday July 02, @10:20AM from the changing-our-mind dept.
Sanity writes "On May 18th, by a thin majority, the European Council of Ministers voted in favor of throwing out the European Parliament's efforts to keep software patents out of Europe. According to an FFII press release, the Dutch Parliament yesterday voted to change its Minister's vote, which was in favor, to an abstension. This is an unprecidented move and a great coup for those fighting against software patents, never before has a country reversed a vote in this manner. While this is not sufficient to reverse the decision of the Council of Ministers, it does pave the way for other countries, many of which were pressured into an affirmative vote, to do the same. Now is the time for citizens of the EU to put pressure on their national governments to follow the Dutch lead." [...]"
So, the headline should read correctly "Dutch Parliament urges NL-Govt. to Reverse Vote on Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions". Currently I have no clue whether or not this move will have any effect at all. See also my earlier posting on a corresponding initiative in the German Parliament kicked off by the F.D.P.
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earlier posting on a corresponding initiative in the German Parliament kicked off by the F.D.P.
