Disclaimer: This might be of interest to you, if you live in the European Union and have at least indirectly to do with software development or business.
Ordinary copyright is already enough protection, if you ask me. Or do we need more of this:
- Shopping cart: Electronic shopping cart -
EP807891 - Picture link: Preview window -
EP537100 - Support system: Support system based on answers to questions -
EP915422 - Rebate code: Allow rebate codes to be entered by customers -
EP929874
This is so ridiculous - sad enough, but also a risk for your business, if you belong to the group outlined in the disclaimer above.
As you might know, the European Patent Office (EPO) is beyond democratic control. It has a financial interest in granting patents. They cannot care about the side effects for small and medium companies that have to deal with software. Although the European Parliament rejected the last software patent directive, it has no rights for legislative initiatives.
So, now there is a petition by the citizens to get an initiative going, since this at least is possible:
http://petition.stopsoftwarepatents.eu.
You can sign the petition online as an individual, company, association or company alliance/group.
I signed.
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