On Sunday 16 May 2004 10:02, Theodoros Karounos wrote: > While the US is embroiled in a mess of software patent litigation, > Europe has largely avoided the problem because of different patent > law. It is now beginning to look as though Europe might be able to > steer clear of it altogether, as Germany has decided to vote > against any changes to current software patent laws. Germany's > decision flies in the face of the European Commission (the same > body which levied the 500 million fine against Microsoft), which > wants to rewrite European patent law to allow for patents of > software features for the first time in Europe. In a statement > given to demonstrators in Germany, Federal Department of Justice > Minsterial Director Elmar Hucko read the riot act to the EC: Μόλις διάβασα και το άρθρο στο /. Και απ' ό,τι φαίνεται ασκουνται και ισχυρές πιέσεις στην Γαλλία. Ελπίζω να το συνειδητοποιήσουν και οι δικοί μας ευρωβουλευτές... Δημήτρη, από περιέργεια, ποια είναι η αντίδραση των Ελλήνων ευρωβουλευτών; Κώστας