Re: [Fsfe-uk] EP rejects Software Patent Directive, 648 to 14, 18 abstentions

[Stuart Yeates]

Philip Hunt wrote:
> On Wednesday 06 July 2005 11:46, James Heald wrote:
> 
>>Parliament says No to Software Patents
>>
>>Strasbourg, 6 July 2005 -- The European Parliament today decided by
>>a margin of 648 votes to 14, with 18 absentions, to _reject_ the
>>directive "on the patentability of computer implemented inventions",
>>also known as the software patent directive.
> 
> 
> Such a big majority!
> 

As I pointed out on my blog[1], the size of the majority is probably
more about the parliament sending a message to the council of
ministers than anything patent-related.

http://blog.educause.edu/stuartyeates/archive/2005/07/06/7446.aspx

cheers
stuart
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