To whom it may concern,
We are contacting you as we believe that the following topic might be
of interest to your organisation.
We would like to inform you of a new attempt to legalise software
patents and ask for your support against it by signing our petition at
http://stopsoftwarepatents.eu
In October 2008 the President of the European Patent Office issued a
Referral to its Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) concerning the
question of software patents in Europe. In the absence of European
legislative initiatives, the EBoA's conclusion on this matter is
likely to have the same effect as a
software patent directive. However, since the EBoA – rather than the
European Parliament – is now tasked with this issue, the decision will
be made on a purely legal basis, unaccompanied by more extensive
political or economic debate. The FFII is currently working on several
different strategies to communicate its concerns to the EboA; the
deadline to do so is at the end of April. This is why your
organisation's signature is needed to put an end to software patents
right now.
It would be extremely helpful if the members of your organisation
could also aid us in our efforts and sign the petition individually.
After signing the petition, you will receive a link which you could
then forward to them. The adapted link will allow us to find out which
organisation individuals who signed the petition belong to. If you
prefer to withhold that information, you can alternatively send the
following link to the members of your organisation:
http://stopsoftwarepatents.eu
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Luisa Zielinski
FFII e.V.
Malmöer Str. 6
10439 Berlin
Tel.: (+49) 030 417 22597
www.ffii.de
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Thierry Coutelier
Président LiLux asbl
Tel: +352 406776 GSM: +352 621 350037
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