Software Patent Bill Thrown out!

[Mavimao]

It's official! The european parliament has rejected the bill!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4655955.stm

This is great news!

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Very good news, indeed... 🙂

Here's the main point why Software patent isn't needed:

Software is already protected by copyright.

 

[dubbz]

It'll only make the big companies try to establish software patents country by country instead of all in one, big, swoop. But it's still good news. 🙂

And wasn't Software Pantents banned in the EU a long time ago? No one seems to care. This is really ridiculous.

 

[Bigheadache]

Common sense prevails for a change

 

[Lyle]

I don't understand a lot about the issue of software patents, but I do know that a lot of my colleagues wanted to see this bill rejected. So congratulations to them, and other developers who were concerned about this!