CIID
Europeans protest against software patents
News The demonstration was planned by European pressure group the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) to protest against the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive (CIID), which they fear will allow the... [21 Feb 2005]
EC pushes for software patent law
News Last week the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) of the European Parliament (EP) demanded that the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive (CIID) be started again from scratch. The European Commission is pushing the EU... [14 Feb 2005]
Lawyers express concerns over e-signature legislation
News Any comments should be sent to: ecbill@ciid.dti.gov.uk The UK government has missed an important opportunity to build consumer confidence in ecommerce by failing to give digital signatures equal legal status to their... [06 Aug 1999]