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hi all, I came across an interesting article sort of related to the patents issue: A load of C.R.A.P. "...ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind suggests that CRAP or Content, Restriction, Annulment, and Protection, is a catchier phrase than DRM - Digital Rights Management..." http://news.zdnet.com/html/z/wb/6035707.html read more at: http://news.zdnet.com/2036-2_22-6035707.html regards, jose brandao ==================================== Jose Ribeiro Brandao-Neto, MPhil Beamline Scientist Macromolecular Crystallography Group Diamond Light Source Ltd Diamond House DH2.01 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Chilton OX11 0DE United Kingdom tel: +44 (0)1235 778506 +44 (0)1235 778000 fax: +44 (0)1235 778448 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.diamond.ac.uk ==================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Favre-Nicolin Vincent Sent: 29 March 2006 16:28 To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ccp4bb]: Patents (again) - European consultation on future patent policy *** For details on how to be removed from this list visit the *** *** CCP4 home page http://www.ccp4.ac.uk *** Dear all, The battle over the extension of patents has started again. The European commission is conducting a "Consultation on future patent policy in Europe". See instructions to particpate: http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/indprop/patent/consultation_en.htm The comments from citizens, institutions, companies, are expected by THIS FRIDAY, march 31st (though it appears that comments sent up to 1 month after this deadline may be accepted, but this is unofficial). This consultation is not exclusively targeted on software patents but obviously it will be included in the discussion, so it is time again to voice our opinions in the matter. For the "software patents" part, an analysis is provided by the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII, http://www.ffii.org/); this foundation was very successfull when lobbying agains the software patents directive. They also have guidelines on how to answer to this consulation: http://consultation.ffii.org/ Vincent -- Vincent Favre-Nicolin Université Joseph Fourier http://v.favrenicolin.free.fr ObjCryst & Fox : http://objcryst.sourceforge.net
