2004-06-28 Munich Social Democrats against Software Patents, back European Parliament
After five speakers in favor, the resolution was adopted in a nearly unanimous vote (several dozens of yes, one abstention, one no) on 28 July 2004 at the annual caucus of the Munich social democrats. The German text below urges national !MPs, the national caucus, and the government to stick to the Parliament's, not to the Council's version.
http://www.jusos-muenchen.de/Themen/Wirtschaftspolitik/d20040629080701.html Motion to the ministry of Justice, the party caucus and the SPD !MPs: The Munich SPD demands a clear vote against software patents from the German Government and the MPs of the German Bundestag. Especially the Bundestag shall clarify that the "directive on patentability of computer-implemented inventions" (KOM(2002)92 2002/0047 (COD)) in its of 18 May 2004 is directed
- Mai 2004 against the most innovative parts of the German economy. Many software patents would be legalized and this would make nearly the entire IT sector, and especially open source initiatives patent violators. The German government and the German MEPs are asked to back the European Parliament's version of the directive because it introduces clear limits to the patentability of computer programs.
Disclaimer: this text is partially recited from memory (there were some minor changes in wording).
