EU Patent Law Could Impede Open Source
Knut Yrvin
knuty at skolelinux.no
Sun Mar 6 15:30:07 CET 2005
The European Union's proposed law on software-related patents will
affect any IT company doing business in the EU, according to legal
experts. In its current form, the proposed directive on
"computer-implemented inventions" could harm open-source developers and
smaller software companies because it potentially makes it easier for
patent holders to defend software-related patents, attorneys said.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1772557,00.asp
- K
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