Thought this story may interest/worry a few of the devs here.

I've been campaigning against EU directives for the patenting of "computer implemented inventions" for some time and was involved in a DTI meeting recently and will hopefully be involved in a working group in the not too distant future.

"The satellite group BSkyB has patented new technology that allows television viewers to record favourite programmes without any ad breaks."

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1382423,00.html

Col.

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