European Parliament rejects software patents, again
“In what is being widely seen as a victory for the open source movement that has campaigned strongly on the issue, the European Parliament rejected yesterday a new law that would have allowed software patents in the European Union.
The vote was 648 votes against, 14 in favor, with 18 abstentions.”
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* European Parliament rejects software patents, again
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