descr: The European Parliament may pass or reject the Software Patentability Directive Proposal of the European Commission immediately after plenary discussion on 2003-09-01. The most likely course is that it will propose amendments. Currently many members of the three concerned commissions (juri, itre, cult) have lost confidence in the Newspeak from the European Patent Office (EPO), in which the proposal is written. We are trying to keep track of the Parliament's schedule and to organise some complementary occasions for an informed discussion. In fact we want more than that: justice. The patent lobby has trampled on our rights without justification and is asking MEPs to perpetuate the injustice. We ask for a fair trial. Only the European Parliament can offer it. title: Software Patent Discussions in and near the European Parliament in 2003 ode: Proposed Schedule tnt: The debate about software patents is characterised by misunderstandings. The European Commission (CEC) has burdened the debate with ambiguous insider language of the European Patent Office (EPO). Discussions between software professionals, economists, lawyers and politicians often lead to little progress, because each side interprets the terminology in a different way. nlo: Unfortunately we are dealing with a very serious decision that deeply affects the so-called knowledge-based society and economy and may cause considerable damage. pne: By participating in our hearings and seminars you learn more about how software development and software business works, and all of us become fluent in EPO/CEC Patent Newspeak and at the same time develop more appropriate concepts which enable software developpers, lawyers and politicians to communicate meaningfully about the subject. WWW: Here are some key dates: dat: date pla: place eWe: Contents lro: Plenary Discussion of %(sd:Software Patent Directive): %(pp:Postponed) ope: Postponed Wan: %(ev:Event in Brussels) and %(od:Online Demo) UWt: JURI vote Umi: JURI discussion ern: Discussion uod: Proposed Directive and Amendments Cyo: McCarthy Report WsW: I want to come to Strasburg/Brussels and help. Where do I register? Fnt: In the %(fp:FFII Participation System) under the menu item %(ep:Event Participation) kWd: I'd like to talk to my MEP. How should I do it? piw: I want to support the FFII/Eurolinux activities with a donation. How should I do it? esi: Plan proposed to the Open Society Institute, which is supporting our activity with a major donation. # Local Variables: ; # coding: utf-8 ; # srcfile: /ul/prg/src/mlht/app/swpat/swpatpenmi.el ; # mailto: mlhtimport@a2e.de ; # passwd: XXXX ; # feature: swpatdir ; # dok: swpparl03 ; # txtlang: en ; # End: ;