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07-07-2005

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EU Rejects Software Patents for the Near Future

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Originally Posted by www.linuxformat.co.uk

In a 648-14 vote (with 18 abstentions), the European Parliament has voted against the controversial 'Computer-implemented Inventions Directive' on its second reading.
EU lawmakers stated that software patents could limit innovation, cause difficulties for businesses and that human knowledge cannot be patented.

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