No Lobbyists as Such

WeiMingzhi

http://www.no-lobbyists-as-such.com/

The founder of the award-winning NoSoftwarePatents campaign, Florian Mueller, tells the story of how the EU software patent directive was defeated

* Relive the ups and downs, the moments of joy, the setbacks, and the intensity of one of the most bitterly contested fights in EU history.

* Understand the background to the dramatic turns of events in the process.

* Get a look behind the scenes of political decision-making and lobbying.

* Meet the key opponents and proponents of software patents.

* Read about the motivations they had, the methods they employed, and the arguments they exchanged.
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