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Say no to patents!

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After a long period of undemocratic manoeuvring in European policy making surrounding the Software Patentability Directive we finally get a chance to cast a vote and to be heard.

Florian Mueller respected anti-patent lobbbyist has been nominated for the position of European of the year. See the article at NoSoftwarePatents.com.

If he wins this election, this will be a very visible blow against software patents. Winning in the media and for the eye of the public is incredibly important step towards achieving a political victory.

So go to the page with voting recommendations from NoSoftwarePatents.com and take five minutes to help fight the fight.

This is the future of our innovation that is at stake.

Alper Cugun
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