[FoLUG] [feedback@ffii.org: EU Council session on Monday]

[ivan]

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From: FFII <feedback@ffii.org>
To: i.f-ml10@darthxiong.net
Subject: EU Council session on Monday
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 06:21:51 +0100

Dear FFII supporter [1],

Again we ask for your support.

The EU Council of Minister's attempt to pass the 
Software Patent Directive without vote seems to 
have been scuppered again, even if the A-item is 
still on the agenda[2]. Now is the time to ask
that your government supports the demands by Denmark
and Poland for renegotiations in the Council and 
that it resists last minute blackmail 
attempts[3].

Please inform us about your participation in
actions by answering this email via reply.

[ ] I send a fax to my minister of economics or 
    my representatives at the Commission according to
    http://wiki.ffii.org/LtrCons0503En

[ ] I also will enquire on the phone and report 
    results to consilium-help (at) ffii.org.

[ ] I participate in the webdemo campaign
    "Please support Denmark!" http://demo.ffii.org/cons0503/ and
    "Thank Denmark!" http://www.thankdenmark.info/.

With kind regards,

-- 
Holger Blasum, FFII

[1] Your id in http://aktiv.ffii.org: XXXXXXXX
[2] Software patent news http://wiki.ffii.org/SwpatcninoEn
    Danish Parliament obliges Minister to renegotiate software 
    patents in Council http://wiki.ffii.org/Dkparl050304En
    Agenda document http://ue.eu.int/cms3_applications/Applications/newsRoom/LoadDocument.asp?directory=fr/intm/&filename=83997.pdf
[3] the Commission can withdraw the directive, and they have
    a record of using this as a means of pressure before, see
    http://swpat.ffii.org/papers/eubsa-swpat0202/plen0309/deba/#bolk.
    Philips has asked for this, and patent officials in the Council
    tend to like the idea.




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