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The open-source patent conundrum
January 31, 2005
OSI founder Bruce Perens cautions that the patent picture around open-source software is turning increasingly murky.
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Europe's software patent war ignites again
September 21, 2006
Patent debate may be taken out of hands of elected politicians under new measure, Parliament groups say.
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Torvalds trashes EU patent proposal
November 23, 2004
Linux creator calls an EU proposal on software patents "deceptive, dangerous and democratically illegitimate."
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EU approves software patent changes
May 18, 2004
Officials vote for controversial changes to a draft directive, meaning that Europe is now likely to see widespread patenting of software programs.
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