On Jan 16, 2006, at 7:11 AM, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > >> In some cases this might also include a method of doing something >> (IE: software patents). > > Fortunately enough software patents are still an US problem only > (mostly, the EU patent office regularly tries to grant sort-of > software patents, but they are basically unenforceable in most > countries). Though the industry is lobbying hard in Brussels to change > this fact, but the last advance was actually put down by the European > Parliament. For once they did their job.
There is a big push in the States against software patents in general. An uphill battle but I don't mind helping with the push. jim _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
