Hungarian Software Associations call on Government to reopen Council Negotiations
A few days before the Council of ministers declared its Uncommon Position to have been adopted, the main trade associations of the Hungarian data processing sector called on the government to request reopening of negotiations (making the software patent draft a B-Item).
- letter asking the Hungarian government to request renegotiation (B-Item) in Council (PDF)
- Tamas Szittya note -- The head of the Software interest reports about outcome of the vote at IVSZ on whether they should support the EICTA position on software patents. It 30 against 2 with 5 abstentions.
- addenda wiki page
- 2004-08-26 IVSZ PR on Council Proposal: Damocles sword hanging above Hungarian IT companies (PDF, (Hungarian original)
- 2005-03-17 IVSZ statement against software patents (also against software patents, but less strong than in August, stating that some of the large foreign members of the association want them)
- Council vs Parliament