Guest anon Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 March 07, 2005, 10:45 GMT Update: Opponents are furious that the EU Council has approved the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive. The future of software patenting in Europe now lies in the hands of the European Parliament http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,3...39190497,00.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qchem Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Hopefully the parliment can kick it out again!! I'm not sure what kind of democracy it is when legislation can be pushed through by unelected representatives going against those who were elected's vote. Perhaps we should all go and live in Norway!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anon Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Perhaps we should all go and live in Norway!! Or vote Conservative ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 or give up the illusion that any part of our world is democratic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYinYeti Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 !!!!!!!! :-( Can I create my own country, about 80 square-meter big, where there won't be software patents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anon Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 !!!!!!!!:-( Can I create my own country, about 80 square-meter big, where there won't be software patents? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You could try i guess. And then when the Government says you can't, take your case to the European court of human rights. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Baco Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 You could try i guess. And then when the Government says you can't, take your case to the European court of human rights. :D Too late: human rights are already patented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlc Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Read this blog, its a rh/gnome/more stuff developer, he aint to happy either..... http://www.advogato.org/person/DV/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Or vote Conservative ? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Because they would never let this sort of thing happen? sorry, couldn't resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 damn *building* my own island never looked more tempting! and i've seen it done! On a documentary this dude made himself a floating house from bottles and stuff.... im so doing that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urza9814 Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Hmmm...could it still be a country though if it doesn't stay in one place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Hmmm...could it still be a country though if it doesn't stay in one place? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> anchors my boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramfree17 Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 hmmn, that might work if you anchor it in international waters and claim that specific area as your own country's area of responsibility. now to the next issue, how will you survive on a floating house/island? ciao! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 hmmn, that might work if you anchor it in international waters and claim that specific area as your own country's area of responsibility. now to the next issue, how will you survive on a floating house/island? ciao! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> make it self supplied. solar power, desalinisation for water, a couple o fields for the cows and beans to grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 a couple o fields for the cows and beans to grow. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> thats going to take a lot of plastic bottles, maybe we should all start saving up our empty drinks bottles for the Iphitus Island appeal (do you think Blue Peter would help? They built Tracey Island once) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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