FFII: The patent directive and the European constitution
FFII: The patent directive and the European constitution
Posted Mar 8, 2005 16:07 UTC (Tue) by gowen (guest, #23914)In reply to: FFII: The patent directive and the European constitution by oever
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Great summary about an awful event. And the worst thing is that outside of IT interested people, nobody seems to care. There is hardly any mainstream coverage of this spectacular undermining of European democracy.
The European Union should protect small companies and diversity, because that diversity is its own strength and beauty. Instead, these dogs of ministers are favouring foreign multinationals and local multinationals (Philips and Siemens) that have a track record of outsourcing development. Now that patents have risen in value, it will be even more profitable to invest in R&D in cheap countries.
In addition, big software companies will become more powerful. We will see an increase of these companies merging with content providers to suppress us with DRM technologies. These, together with the new patent law will are powerfull weapons to suppress free speech in individuals and small companies. Furthermore, it will be easier to buy even more journalists and politicians.
I ask everybody who reads this to sent letters out to press agencies and members of the European Parliament. The media have to be convinced to pay attention to this gross breaking of European law-making rules!
Jos