Re: [Patents] pooling patents, version 2

[Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@inria.fr>]

On Sun, Jan 05, 2003 at 03:01:38PM -0200, Rik van Riel wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Jan 2003, Simo Sorce wrote:
> 
> > Patents in software is the death of SMEs and given the fact that SMEs
> > are very important in italy (and Europe too) I fear the complete
> > annihilation of our software production industry. That would mean total
> > subjugation of Europe to USA for what regards software development.
> 
> Given this fact, I'm amazed none of you are even willing to
> discuss a possible way to save the SMEs if software patents
> are pushed through the EPO regulations.
> 
> I appreciate the fact that you're trying to win this battle,
> and you might win, but the fact that you're unwilling to even
> discuss what to do if this battle is lost doesn't spell well
> for your future...

Did you ever see a politician accepting to talk about what he would do
in case of failure.
  The eventuality of failure is never something to be discussed,
especially in public.
  Furthermore  ... the world changes ...

Bernard

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