CLA Conference right after Software Patent "Public Meeting"

[Seth Johnson <seth.johnson@RealMeasures.dyndns.org>]

Brice wrote:
> 
> http://www.claparis2002.com/index.htm
> 
> Why nobody's talk about this event which takes place on november in paris?
> Just check the speakers. These people will promote patents and we must do
> something.


. . . especially since this conference follows directly on
the heels of the European Parliament "public meeting" on
software patents pointed to at the link below.  These are
parties that *need* *to* *be* *crashed!*

Seth Johnson


> http://www.ntk.net/

- still no news of a coach party to the forthcoming software
patents "public meeting" (the one, you remember, in Brussels
on 2002-11-07, in the cupboard beneath the European
Parliament stairs, next to the sign saying "Beware of the
Leopard"). However, Andy Ellam wrote in to point out that
the person doing the drafting for the Parliament is slightly
closer to home. ARLENE MCCARTHY, MEP for the North West,
will be writing the software patent legislation - so if
you're a concerned constituent, you might want to give her a
little note explaining your worries. Or, if there's a crowd
of you, see if you can't organise a meeting. Fax and email
details are at http://www.arlenemccarthy.labour.co.uk/ ;.

Mail us at tips@spesh.com with "Come On Arlene" if you'd
like to be introduced to people with similar interests. "She
hasn't declared any relevant financial interests", says
Andy, peering over the PDF of her declarations, "but rather
worryingly, she does seem to be a Roxy Music Fan".

http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep-dif/2173_19-02-2002.pdf
- paging Mr "Friend of the Technologist" Eno!

http://swpat.ffii.org/index.en.html
- all you need to know about software patents, and slightly
more


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