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<news date="2005-02-07">
<title>Software patents harm banks</title>
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Once Basel II becomes widely used, a dramatic increase in software
patent infringement lawsuits for this area is likely to occur on a
global basis. Any bank or any of its customers for Basel II based
software may become target of such legal action -- the risk is
incalculable and can bring about multi-billion Euro lawsuits.
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<link>http://mail.fsfeurope.org/pipermail/press-release/2005q1/000090.html</link>
</news>
</newsset>