European parliament decisively rejects software patents

06-July-2005

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After years of struggle, the European Parliament finally rejected the software patent directive with 648 of 680 vote.

[FSFE PR][EN] Free Software Foundation Europe: No software patents in Europe, requests EPO review instrument:

Excellent news from the Free Software Foundation Europe. Whilst the size of teh vote may be in part due to MEPs' frustration with the european Commision in trying to railroad through a proposal which obviously lacked support - it also represents the strength of the campaign against patents and a growing understanding of the importance of shared and open knowledge.

"After years of struggle, the European Parliament finally rejected the software patent directive with 648 of 680 votes: A strong signal against patents on software logic, a sign of lost faith in the European Union and a clear request for the European Patent Office (EPO) to change its policy: the EPO must stop issuing software patents today."

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Graham Attwell; 06-July-2005 12:30:04;

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Knowing the actual words that the Parliament used can be interesting... If you are interested: http://lxp.it/index.php/archives/2005/15-minutes-of-sun/
Mac (see lxp.it), 06-July-2005 16:20:12