Europe Says No to Software Patents (Videos)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2007-11-21 01:47:33 UTC
Modified: 2007-11-21 01:47:33 UTC

Here is a group of recently-submitted videos that demonstate Europe's resistance to software patents

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How can one ever forget the following story:

Bill Gates Blackmailed the Danish Government

Microsoft boss Bill Gates threatened to kill 800 Danish jobs if Denmark opposed the European Computer Implemented Inventions Directive, reports today’s Danish financial daily Børsen, quoted by NoSoftwarePatents.com.

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