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  <h1>German Parliament says: Stop Granting Software Patents</h1>

<p newsteaser="yes">The German Parliament, the Bundestag, has introduced 
 a joint motion against software patents. The resolution urges the
 German government to take steps to limit the granting of patents on
 computer programs.
</p>

<p>
<a href="http://dip21.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/17/130/1713086.pdf">In the resolution</a>, the Parliament says that patents on software
restrict developers from exercising their copyright privileges,
including the right to distribute their programs as Free
Software. They promote the creation of monopolies in the software
market, and hurt innovation and job creation. 

<i>[Correction 2013-04-24: Parliament
did not yet adopt the motion, but rather decided to pass it to the
parliament committees for further consideration.]</i>
</p>

<p>
"Software patents are harmful in every way, and are useless at promoting innovation", says Karsten
Gerloff, President of the Free Software Foundation Europe. "We urge
the German government to act on this resolution as soon as possible,
and relieve software developers from the needless patent-related costs
and risks under which they are currently suffering."
</p>

<p>
<a href="http://fsfe.org/campaigns/swpat/swpat.en.html">Software patents are illegal</a> under the European Patent Convention.
Nevertheless, the European Patent Office has granted tens of thousands
of patents covering software. As a result, software developers constantly
risk being accused of patent infringement. This causes legal
uncertainty which is costly for large companies, and potentially
deadly for small ones.
</p>

<p>
The Parliament's resolution reminds the government that, under the
EU's Computer Programs Directive, software is covered by copyright,
not patents. It calls on the government to finally put the directive's
"copyright approach" into practice, and make German law more concrete
in this regard. It also points out that the restrictions which patents
impose are incompatible with the most widely used Free Software
licenses.
</p>

<p>
For any future initiative to reform European rules on copyright and
patents, the Parliament asks the German government to make sure that
developers' economic exploitation rights for their programs are not
restricted by patents. The government should also push to ensure that
software is covered by copyright alone, and that patent offices
(including the European Patent Office) stop granting patents on
software.
</p>

<h3>More information</h3>
	<ul>
		<li><a href="http://dip21.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/17/130/1713086.pdf">Joint Motion approved by the Bundestag</a> (in German, PDF)</li>
		<li><a href="http://fsfe.org/campaigns/swpat/swpat.en.html">Background on software patents</a></li>
	</ul>

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			`<title>German Parliament says: Stop Granting Software Patents</title>`
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			`<h1>German Parliament says: Stop Granting Software Patents</h1>`

Clarified the point. The voting will happen on June 6th. svn path=/trunk/; revision=25654 2013-05-30 14:32:31 +00:00			`<p newsteaser="yes">The German Parliament, the Bundestag, has introduced`
inserted correction svn path=/trunk/; revision=25541 2013-04-24 10:50:05 +00:00			`a joint motion against software patents. The resolution urges the`
			`German government to take steps to limit the granting of patents on`
			`computer programs.`
news item on German Parliament's swpat resolution svn path=/trunk/; revision=25521 2013-04-22 15:24:35 +00:00			`</p>`
updated svn path=/trunk/; revision=25523 2013-04-23 10:15:04 +00:00
news item on German Parliament's swpat resolution svn path=/trunk/; revision=25521 2013-04-22 15:24:35 +00:00			`<p>`
updated svn path=/trunk/; revision=25525 2013-04-23 10:32:39 +00:00			`<a href="http://dip21.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/17/130/1713086.pdf">In the resolution</a>, the Parliament says that patents on software`
updated svn path=/trunk/; revision=25523 2013-04-23 10:15:04 +00:00			`restrict developers from exercising their copyright privileges,`
			`including the right to distribute their programs as Free`
			`Software. They promote the creation of monopolies in the software`
inserted correction svn path=/trunk/; revision=25541 2013-04-24 10:50:05 +00:00			`market, and hurt innovation and job creation.`

			`<i>[Correction 2013-04-24: Parliament`
			`did not yet adopt the motion, but rather decided to pass it to the`
			`parliament committees for further consideration.]</i>`
updated svn path=/trunk/; revision=25523 2013-04-23 10:15:04 +00:00			`</p>`

			`<p>`
			`"Software patents are harmful in every way, and are useless at promoting innovation", says Karsten`
news item on German Parliament's swpat resolution svn path=/trunk/; revision=25521 2013-04-22 15:24:35 +00:00			`Gerloff, President of the Free Software Foundation Europe. "We urge`
			`the German government to act on this resolution as soon as possible,`
updated svn path=/trunk/; revision=25523 2013-04-23 10:15:04 +00:00			`and relieve software developers from the needless patent-related costs`
			`and risks under which they are currently suffering."`
news item on German Parliament's swpat resolution svn path=/trunk/; revision=25521 2013-04-22 15:24:35 +00:00			`</p>`
updated svn path=/trunk/; revision=25523 2013-04-23 10:15:04 +00:00
news item on German Parliament's swpat resolution svn path=/trunk/; revision=25521 2013-04-22 15:24:35 +00:00			`<p>`
updated svn path=/trunk/; revision=25523 2013-04-23 10:15:04 +00:00			`<a href="http://fsfe.org/campaigns/swpat/swpat.en.html">Software patents are illegal</a> under the European Patent Convention.`
			`Nevertheless, the European Patent Office has granted tens of thousands`
			`of patents covering software. As a result, software developers constantly`
			`risk being accused of patent infringement. This causes legal`
			`uncertainty which is costly for large companies, and potentially`
			`deadly for small ones.`
news item on German Parliament's swpat resolution svn path=/trunk/; revision=25521 2013-04-22 15:24:35 +00:00			`</p>`
updated svn path=/trunk/; revision=25523 2013-04-23 10:15:04 +00:00
news item on German Parliament's swpat resolution svn path=/trunk/; revision=25521 2013-04-22 15:24:35 +00:00			`<p>`
updated svn path=/trunk/; revision=25523 2013-04-23 10:15:04 +00:00			`The Parliament's resolution reminds the government that, under the`
			`EU's Computer Programs Directive, software is covered by copyright,`
			`not patents. It calls on the government to finally put the directive's`
			`"copyright approach" into practice, and make German law more concrete`
			`in this regard. It also points out that the restrictions which patents`
			`impose are incompatible with the most widely used Free Software`
			`licenses.`
news item on German Parliament's swpat resolution svn path=/trunk/; revision=25521 2013-04-22 15:24:35 +00:00			`</p>`

			`<p>`
updated svn path=/trunk/; revision=25523 2013-04-23 10:15:04 +00:00			`For any future initiative to reform European rules on copyright and`
			`patents, the Parliament asks the German government to make sure that`
			`developers' economic exploitation rights for their programs are not`
			`restricted by patents. The government should also push to ensure that`
			`software is covered by copyright alone, and that patent offices`
			`(including the European Patent Office) stop granting patents on`
			`software.`
news item on German Parliament's swpat resolution svn path=/trunk/; revision=25521 2013-04-22 15:24:35 +00:00			`</p>`

updated svn path=/trunk/; revision=25523 2013-04-23 10:15:04 +00:00			`<h3>More information</h3>`
			`<ul>`
			`<li><a href="http://dip21.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/17/130/1713086.pdf">Joint Motion approved by the Bundestag</a> (in German, PDF)</li>`
			`<li><a href="http://fsfe.org/campaigns/swpat/swpat.en.html">Background on software patents</a></li>`
			`</ul>`

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