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Posted by samzenpus on Thursday May 25, 2006 @12:12AM from the maybe-not dept.

prostoalex writes "ZDNet UK News reports "The European Commission said last week that computer programs will be excluded from patentability in the upcoming Community Patent legislation, and that the European Patent Office (EPO) will be bound by this law". Politician Adam Gierek posted a question to European Commission asking the institution to clarify its standings on software patents."

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Reversed their decision, have they? (Score:1, Funny)

by NTiOzymandias ( 753325 ) writes: on Thursday May 25, 2006 @12:23AM (#15399258)

Well then I hope I'll be the first to exclaim...

BELGIAN WAFFLES!!!

(even though I seem to remember having this stance pretty much all along...)

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Re:Clarify please? (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday May 25, 2006 @12:34AM (#15399300)

Yes.

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Re:Clarify please? (Score:4, Funny)

by AEton ( 654737 ) writes: on Thursday May 25, 2006 @12:48AM (#15399342)

This means that software can now patent people.

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Re:Clarify please? (Score:5, Funny)

by cp.tar ( 871488 ) writes: <cp.tar.bz2@gmail.com> on Thursday May 25, 2006 @12:57AM (#15399374) Journal

So in European Union, YOU reverse "in Soviet Russia" jokes!

Wait a sec, something just doesn't seem right...

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Re:Don't break out the champagne just yet ... (Score:4, Funny)

by martin-boundary ( 547041 ) writes: on Thursday May 25, 2006 @01:24AM (#15399443)

10 PRINT "Dude, what does mine say?"
20 PRINT "Sweet, what does mine say?"
30 GOTO 10

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Re:It will be nice to see (Score:3, Funny)

by fishybell ( 516991 ) writes: <fishybell AT hotmail DOT com> on Thursday May 25, 2006 @01:51AM (#15399515) Homepage Journal

I will refrain from using the word "innovation"
No you won't, and I quote, "innovation."

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Re:what?????? (Score:2, Funny)

by ozmanjusri ( 601766 ) writes: <aussie_bob.hotmail@com> on Thursday May 25, 2006 @02:17AM (#15399573) Journal

What does who have to do with this?
They're on first.

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Re:America says: Size Matters. Europe Disagrees? (Score:3, Funny)

by Lussarn ( 105276 ) writes: on Thursday May 25, 2006 @03:07AM (#15399679)

is like trying to divine a law of how women work.

You think of a man, and then you take away reason and accountability.

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