[Fsfe-ie] Morning Ireland piece on Software Patents

[James Heald]

Malcolm Tyrrell wrote:
>>is there a simpler answer?
> 
> 
> I doubt there's anything sinister going on. I reckon they
> are just misjudging the benefits and not seeing the dangers.
> I've doubt they've spent as much time considering the 
> consequences as our camp has. We should definitely draw
> peoples attention to that damning F-something-something
> report in America (can't remember what it's called).
> 
> Malcohol.

FTC report  (Federal Trade Commission)

http://www.ffii.org.uk/ftc/ftc.html
for what it had to say about swpat