[Fsfe-ie] directive passed, summary

[sean at odonnell.nu]

I guess we need to read the eu reports from 

http://www3.europarl.eu.int/omk/omnsapir.so/calendar?APP=PV2&LANGUE=EN

and 

http://www3.europarl.eu.int/omk/omnsapir.so/calendar?APP=CRE&LANGUE=EN

when they are released tommorrow, find out exactly what is in and what is out,
and then lobby our meps again for the second reading, if that goes through 
and we are happy with it we lobby the irish comissioner to accept it, if we dont
like it we try and get him to reject it.After that i guess its a case of seeing
what we can do as regards applying pressure on the patent convention
negotiations and having epo patents that dont match the new critiera invalidated.

One thing i would be very interested to know is exactly how did irish meps
vote on this yesterday, but i have'nt a clue where to get that info.

Sean

Quoting Ian Clarke <ian at dodo.freenetproject.org>:

> While the dust hasn't settled yet - this looks like a good outcome, but 
> assuming that it is - the next hurdle will be getting it accepted by the 
> EC.  The following threat is of particular concern:
> 
> "If I may be blunt... the process of renegotiation of the European
> Patent Convention would not require any contribution from this
> Parliament," Bolkestein told the Parliament.
> 
> Basically Bolkestein, having learned what the democratic process has 
> decided, is threatening to circumvent the EP altogether.  How he can so 
> blithely dismiss the outcome of this hard-fought battle is somewhat 
> beyond me, sounds like many in the EU need to be reminded that they work 
> for the people of the EU, not the other way around.
> 
> Anyway, the question now is where and to whom should we now direct our 
> attention?
> 
> Ian.
> 
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 04:54:31PM +0100, sean at odonnell.nu wrote:
> > Some of the posts on slashdot are from one of the  guys that was in 
> > brussels for the vote, he gives a list of what amendments where in and 
> > what was out. The FFII seem to be relatively happy with it, and the
> committee
> > behind the directive are thinking of pulling it as they feel its been
> highjacked
> > by the likes of us:)
> > 
> > It also seems there will be a 'second reading' as the set of ammendments
> agreed
> > to today is still somewhat contradictary.
> > 
> > All and all it doesnt look too bad.
> > 
> > Sean
> > 
> > 
> > Quoting Kevin O'Riordan <kor at compsoc.com>:
> > 
> > > 
> > > ffii have a brief mention of it:
> > > 
> > >     http://swpat.ffii.org/news/03/plen0923/index.en.html
> > > 
> > > content-free, but give them a while.
> > > 
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