We are asking our representatives in the European Parliament to save Europe from software patents by following the Buzek-Rocard-Duff amendments.
The Software Patents Directive, as approved by the European Council of Ministers, would legalise US-style Software Patents in the European Union.
How you can help
- Join this web demo.
- Join economic-majority.com.
- Join the demonstration in Strasbourg.
If that happens, software developers will no longer own what they write and can be sued for selling or distributing their own software. This would not only endanger your job, but the entire European software sector.
On Wed the 6th of July, 5 days and 5h 5m 5s from now, the European Parliament will have the last chance to prevent this. To do so, 367 of the 732 members must be present and vote for the right amendments.