[Fsfe-ie] EU Software Patents directive

[Ciaran O'Riordan]

James Heald <j.heald at ucl.ac.uk> writes:
> 
> The best way to try to influence things in Ireland is probably through
> the MEPs who took such a solid line, and see whether they can explain
> the issue to their colleagues in the Dail.  Getting a good nucleus of
> MPs who have read up on the issues is probably the most effective
> lobbying group to influence the Irish decision.
> 
> And try to find out who goes tomorrow of course -- the Commission look
> like they are very much going to try to lull the representatives into
> not realising what they're voting away, so if you can sharpen the
> Irish delegate's wits berfore tomorrow's meeting, that would be good.

I got a mail from a Richard Balfe on monday.  He's an MEP, not sure what
country he's from but he's concerned about this issue, so he might be a
good person to educate.  In Ireland, Patricia McKenna has been very
good at understanding our position.  For reference, the first letter we
sent to the MEPs is still at:
www.compsoc.com/~coriordan/docs/dear_mep/
(If someone wants to pass this on to the person Ben mentioned, that
would probably be a great idea.  The pdfs plus sources are at the link I
gave)

(sorry if names are spelled incorrect, I'm in a rush)
(I'll be less rushed on wednesday)
-- 
Ciaran O'Riordan - http://www.compsoc.com/~coriordan/