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News A parliamentary statement read: "[The European Parliament] underlines that on the battle against digital piracy, the solution should not be to criminalise consumers who do not intend to make profit out of their actions.
[14 Apr 2008]
News In his book, No Lobbyists As Such, which was published on Tuesday, Mueller tells the story of how anti-patent campaigners successfully fought against the software patent directive, which was eventually rejected by the European parliament in July...
[30 Mar 2006]
News FFII UK will be writing to UK Conservative and Liberal MEPs to ask why the letters they send to constituents say they are against software patents yet they vote for them in committees and parliament," said Wookey.
[24 Jun 2005]
News Amendments to the EU's directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions, which would have prevented companies taking out pure software patents, were largely thrown out by the European parliament legal affairs committee (JURI) at a...
[22 Jun 2005]
News Siemens will provide hardware and software for the technology, while a law allowing the use of e-signatures is progressing through in the Turkish Parliament. As part of VEDOP-2, Siemens will set up a backup and disaster recovery system; implement...
[05 Jul 2004]
News According to the DTI, the EC's vote has removed many of the changes introduced last year by the European Parliament that would have limited the degree to which software programs could be patented. There is still some confusion about the...
[21 May 2004]
News The directive had been scheduled for a 9 February vote in a plenary session of the European Parliament, but was delayed in order to hammer out a compromise. The European Parliament approved a directive on software patents only after making...
[20 Feb 2004]
News A proposed European Union law strengthening law-enforcement capabilities against intellectual-property violations has passed a crucial stage in its progress toward final approval, having been adopted by the European Parliament's judicial affairs...
[28 Nov 2003]
News The draft directive on the enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights was set for a vote in the European Parliament on 11 September, but was delayed until early November, then until this week. The European Parliament approved a directive on...
[19 Nov 2003]
News Janelly Fourtou, the European Parliament member responsible for guiding the proposal, has not yet produced her report on the draft legislation, according to those familiar with the situation. The European Parliament is also facing criticism over a...
[12 Sep 2003]
News The organisation said it would look to the European Parliament to extend the scope of the draft legislation and strengthen its measures. However, the IFPI complained that "the tools the proposal introduces to bring actions against infringers do not...
[03 Feb 2003]
Comment Customers include the State Treasury of Slovakia, employment agency ANPE in France, the Belgian Federal Portal, the Swedish Government, the Ministry of the Interior in Bulgaria and the European Parliament.
[09 Dec 2002]
News Blanket surveillance of communications data could become a reality as the European Parliament votes on a key amendment to telecommunications law on Thursday. According to lobby group Statewatch, the amendments now have the support of both the...
[29 May 2002]
News The European Parliament (EP) has added to the controversy surrounding ex-EU Industry and Telecommunications Commissioner, Martin Bangemann, by calling for his pension and other privileges to be withdrawn.
[23 Jul 1999]
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