[Sderby] Fwd: action week against EU software patent plans

[James Tait]

Dominic Knight wrote:
> Any thoughts on how we want to be involved in this as a user group?

I don't have any specific ideas at present as to how we should get 
involved, but agree that we need to do something.  I thought the page at 
http://amsn.sourceforge.net/ made the point quite well, but then I 
understand the issue in question -- other people may not.

I find it quite ironic that the UK Government is shouting about its 
intention to adopt Open Source Software, yet there has been no public 
objection (at least as far as I've heard) to a broadening of the patent 
laws that may render that intention entirely useless.

When the RIPA consultation happened, I was contacted by STAND 
(http://www.stand.org.uk/) about it and I wrote to Margaret Beckett.  I 
did get a response, but it had a definite "standard letter" feel to it. 
  Perhaps a petition is in order?

Cheers,

JT
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