[Patents] DEMYC and YEPP oppose SW-patents

[Bernard Lang Bernard.Lang@inria.fr]

Both organizations should send that information to 

                    consultation@eurolinux.org

Bernard Lang


On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 10:37:11AM +0200, Ville Oksanen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The following resolution was adapted in both YEPP (www.yepp.org) and DEMYC
> (www.demyc.org) in DEMYC the decision was unanimous, in YEPP there was
> actually a quite tight voting about it. Anyway, now its possible to say that
> the whole center to right youth political field is against software patents.
> The interesting question is, will YEPP raise this issue in coming EPP
> congress.. (the chairman Michael Hahn the person this question should be
> asked (he works in the Junge Union as a Secretary General).
> 
> Greets,
> 
> Ville Oksanen
> 
> 
> Resolution on Computer Software Patents
> Adopted by the YEPP Council Meeting 28.10.2000 in Helsinki
> 
> 1) Noting  that European Patent Office is planning to remove computer
> programs from the list of the things which can not be patented of  in its
> next conference in end of November
> 
> 2) Further noting the still existing great amount of unsolved problems in
> software patents like:
> * Abstract-logical nature of software, which is in conflict with
> the patent system's requirement for concreteness and physical substance
> *  Inefficient  long period of protection (20 years)
> * The lack of IT-expertise among the patent inspectors which would lead too
> wide patent claims to be accepted as has happened in the United States
> * The problem of anti-competitiveness; US software patents, if easily
> transferable to EU, could substantially narrow competition in the
> European Union, give dominant position to US corporations and have
> negative influence among european IT start-ups
> * The negative effect of patents to the interoperability of computer
> programs
> 
> 3) Taking into consideration the strong opposition among small and medium
> size companies towards software patents in Europe
> 
> 4) Having in mind the enormous economic importance of computer software
> industry and its need for effective protection for its investments
> 
> 5) YEPP calls upon European political parties and the European Commission
> (DG XV) to take immediate actions to delay all development on software
> patents until the problems are correctly addressed
> 6) YEPP further calls for taking actions to strengthen the European software
> industry by improving the regulatory framework on combating software piracy
> 
> 
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