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proposal on software patents passed  Most unfortunate :(  I
guess we'll be having fun lobbying the MEP's again to vote no
Hi John,  News just in is that the Irish proposal on software
patents was passed, this is a dark day for innovation in the
European Software industry, not to mention for democracy in the
EU.  This is an (apparently successful) attempt by the pro-
patent lobby to torpedo the whole directive on software patents,
since they are well aware that the European Parliament is
extremely unlikely to vote for this version when it is returned
to them (because it removes all of their amendments and
safeguards).  Their strategy seems to be that having effectively
killed this directive, they will now pursue the introduction of
software patents through less transparent means, doing
everything they can to minimise democratic scrutiny of their
actions.  In short, a small cabal of unelected beau