Software patent campaigners have reacted with surprise to an apparent change in the European Commission's stance on those patents.
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to reject the directive on the patentability of computer implemented inventions.
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European lawmakers approve highly controversial legislation governing software patents--but some amendments appear to be a victory for critics of the proposal.
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Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the issue of software patents.
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Richard Stallman says even if Sun and others follow IBM's lead and started defusing the patent minefield of software development, the battle against software patents must continue.
The patent system is supposed to encourage technological innovation. Instead, it rewards those who have the knowledge and resources to work it to their advantage.
The efforts of Microsoft to pressure the Linux community over alleged and unspecified patents is akin to "patent terrorism", according to a local executive for Sun Microsystems.
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