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EU parliament rejects software patents proposal
« on: July 06, 2005, 10:26:31 PM »
The European Parliament today decided by a large majority to reject the software patents directive. This rejection was the logical answer to the Commission's refusal to restart the legislative process in February and the Council's unwillingness to engage in any kind of dialogue with the Parliament.

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Re: EU parliament rejects software patents proposal
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2005, 11:33:54 PM »
That is my expectation too. IIRC this was the second or third attempt to get these regulations in place?