[pp.int.general] software patents

[Samir Allioui]

Well, it is one of the 3 ingredients that makes a pirate party an pirate
party.
If this one is not excluded, you're nothing but a party who is (ab)using a
strong brand.

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Boris Turovskiy <tourovski at gmail.com>wrote:

>  On 17.12.2009 22:15, Reinier Bakels wrote:
>
> Many pirates have a background in IT, and many were involved in the
> political debate about software patents when the European directive for
> "computer-implemented inventions" was on the table - from 2002 when it was
> proposed by the Council, until 2005 when it was rejected by the European
> Parliament.
>
> Recently I noted that there is some confusion on the priorities in the
> field of patents in 2010. Some people still believe that software patents
> are something very special that deserves special attention - and
> disapproval.
>
> Those "some people" happen to include most of the official Pirate Parties'
> representatives, as expressed in the respective party programs.
>
>
>
> In other words, I would propose that PP takes a critical stance on patents
> in *all* fields, not specifically in software!
>
> That is definitely not a proposition that should be thrown around
> leightweightedly in something like a mailing list:)
>
> Best regards,
> Boris
>
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