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#title: Business Week on European Parliament's vote: leftists erasing billions in intellectual property

#descr: An editorial of the US magazine BusinessWeek reports that a group of %(q:left-leaning politicians) and %(q:open-source advocates) by %(q:last-minute lobbying) %(q:upended) a directive proposal in such a way that it actually %(q:bans software patents), thereby creating an %(q:industry-specific exemption) which violates the TRIPs treaty amd %(q:erases billions in intellectual property granted by the EPO).  The author gives Europe a lot of advice, demanding that Europe should set an example by finding a formula that %(q:spurs innovation while safeguarding intellectual property).  The article contains various contradictions and false assertions.  Jim Bessen (innovation economics researcher at MIT) and others have written letters to the editor.

#ien: Business Week Commentary

#tEo: Letter to Editor of BW

#ner: Online Forum

#lou: Here people can write letters to the editor.  The issue is Dec. 22.

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