Some SMEs like software patents myth
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[edit] A fake EU SME working group report
The report (see below) is actually a EU working group report, but it is not drafted by SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises).
The overall coordinators are two SAP employees. The five subtopics were coordinated by employees of BSA, Intel, Philips, SAP, and Siemens. These are who the European Commission decided were best to lead a group with this mandate:
- "This working group will seek to assess the contributions that IP (in all its forms) makes to European economies; study the link between IP, R&D and innovation; explore the scope, causes and impact of piracy; consider opportunities to promote public awareness of IP; and to determine what, if any, adjustments need to be made to Europe’s existing IP system to enhance ICT competitiveness and uptake, including the importance of standards and ICT interoperability; especially with regard to SMEs."
(emphasis added)
[edit] See also
[edit] Confirmation that SMEs are against swpats
[edit] External links
- EICTA sends Microsoft to represent SMEs on software patents in EP
- Big businesses boast of patent benefits, for small businesses - about how Big Business wrote the fake SME report
- Mike Sax argues for software patents - Sax is a representative of ACT, a group which pushes the policies of Microsoft
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