``Many panelists and participants expressed the view that software and Internet patents are impeding innovation. They stated that such patents are impairing follow-on incentives, increasing entry barriers, creating uncertainty that harms incentives to invest in innovation, and producing patent thickets.''
The conclusion listed no redeeming qualities for software patents. =3D=3D=3D
Last September, we were pleased that Ireland's MEPS, along with the maj=
ority
^ MEPs
fixed.
(and fixed "Europes" -> "Europe's", thanks malcolm)
Also, would it be worth pointing out that the draft for discussion got rid of many of the safeguards created by the EP amendments?
I'm not familiar enough with the draft for discussion - but I do know the parliaments version is good, so I just asked them to go back to that.
I'm getting ready to send. Any final comments should cc me as there is some kind of delay in the fsfe-ie mails.
--=20 Ciar=E1n O'Riordan http://www.compsoc.com/~coriordan/ Irish Free Software Organisation: http://ifso.ie