Open-source software users wary of patent moves
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Despite the European Parliament’s recent rejection of a controversial software patent regulation – which saw small, independent software developers breathe a collective sigh of relief – there could be more such regulations on the horizon. “If the community patent directive is passed, then software will be affected, and software patents will come into existence,” warned Péter Balsai, president of the Association of Hungarian Linux Users. Balsai argued that the EU directive on software patents, which the European Parliament rejected on July 6, will be replaced by a broader common patent directive that will incorporate computer-implemented inventions.
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