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The '''EU software patents directive''' was a proposal by the European Commission to allow the patenting of software ideas in the [[European Union]]. The proposal was the subject of intense public debate and lobbying and was eventually rejected by the European Parliament in 2005 by a massive majority. | The '''EU software patents directive''' was a proposal by the European Commission to allow the patenting of software ideas in the [[European Union]]. The proposal was the subject of intense public debate and lobbying and was eventually rejected by the European Parliament in 2005 by a massive majority. | ||
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* http://www.timj.co.uk/digiculture/patents/timeline.php | * http://www.timj.co.uk/digiculture/patents/timeline.php | ||
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Revision as of 05:07, 15 August 2009
The EU software patents directive was a proposal by the European Commission to allow the patenting of software ideas in the European Union. The proposal was the subject of intense public debate and lobbying and was eventually rejected by the European Parliament in 2005 by a massive majority.
Amendments
List of letters written to MEPs
(This list will be very long when completed, so will probably be split off into its own page.)
