Re: Software patent

Alex Hudson <home <at> alexhudson.com> writes:

> On Fri, 2006-07-28 at 13:58 +0100, Ian Lynch wrote:
>> Is there no lobbying process? This is a good example of why software
>> patents are a nonsense so fighting this one with a high public profile
>> would illustrate the point and provide a case that would help in any
>> future battles in the EU.
>
> I don't believe there is, simply because it's supposed to be a matter of
> fact. 
>
> Until it's come up on esp <at> cenet, you've not even really got something to
> campaign about anyway :/
>

If this is the one, it's been there a while already:

http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=EP1192615&F=0
http://gauss.ffii.org/PatentView/EP1192615

Ian doesn't seem to be interested in third party opposition and I
don't blame him but it looks to me as though the EPO is going to
disallow this despicable patent anyway.

Re: Software patent

On Tue, 2006-08-01 at 22:03 +0100, P.L.Hayes wrote:
> http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=EP1192615&F=0
> http://gauss.ffii.org/PatentView/EP1192615
> 
> Ian doesn't seem to be interested in third party opposition and I
> don't blame him but it looks to me as though the EPO is going to
> disallow this despicable patent anyway.

Hm. That's not totally surprising - they seem to have just filed the
same document, which doesn't even attempt to paint itself as something
they could pass.

If you want the EPO to rubber-stamp your software patent, step one is
providing them an excuse. They seem to have failed even that step.

Cheers,

Alex.

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Re: Free Software & The ICT Hub

On Sat, 2006-07-22 at 23:03 +0100, auto380184 <at> hushmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I wanted to raise an advocacy issue that's been bothering me for a
> while.  It concerns The ICT Hub, a coalition of several large UK
> organisations that received very significant funding last year
> (from the Home Office) to promote ICT within UK Voluntary and
> Community Organisations (VCOs).

Hello.

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/fsfe-uk/2006-07/msg00007.html

What is happening with this? Huxley - Would you be able to mail them and
offer some criticism? If not I would be happy to take it over.

Thanks

~sm

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