[vertaling] Re: [Fwd: [ffii] Lehne, McCreevy, demonstrators with canoes]

Ante Wessels ante at ffii.org
Tue Jul 5 17:12:29 CEST 2005 

On Tuesday 05 July 2005 17:09, jo de baer wrote:
> I need about 20/30 minutes to translate this. Confirm if you want me to do
> it...

perfetto!

>
> On Tuesday 05 July 2005 17:04, Wiebe van der Worp wrote:
> > Samen met korte BE-NL-intro als het per omgaande mogelijk is, anders
> > onvertaald de deur uit.
> >
> > jo de baer wrote:
> > > What with Belgium? Is this press release already sent out?
> > >
> > > On Tuesday 05 July 2005 16:34, Wiebe van der Worp wrote:
> > >>Sorry voor x-post. Vertalen we dit of gaat hij zo de deur uit?
> > >>
> > >>-------- Original Message --------
> > >>Subject: [ffii] Lehne, McCreevy, demonstrators with canoes
> > >>Date: 05 Jul 2005 15:42:03 +0200
> > >>From: PILCH Hartmut <phm at a2e.de>
> > >>To: news at ffii.org
> > >>
> > >>PRESS RELEASE FFII -- [ Europe / economy / law ]
> > >>
> > >>=======================================================================
> > >>== == ===== Patent lobby MEPs calling for rejection of the directive
> > >> ======================================================================
> > >>=== == =====
> > >>
> > >>Brussels, 5 July 2005 - At a press conference this morning at 9:00,
> > >>the coordinator of the European People's Party group in the Legal
> > >>Affairs Committee explained that he is putting together a majority of
> > >>MEPs who will vote for a rejection of the Council's "Common Position"
> > >>right at the beginning of tomorrow's vote, even before any amendments
> > >>are voted on.  Lehne also explained that there is no longer a majority
> > >>in the Council for the "Common Position".
> > >>
> > >>The announcement comes at a time where similar calls have been
> > >>launched by the large companies with big patent departments and big
> > >>lobbying budgets who have, during the last months, been the main
> > >>supporters in Lehne's campaign in favor of the "Common Position".
> > >>
> > >>Other patent lobby MEPs, such as the Liberal group's legal affairs
> > >>spokesman Toine Manders from the Netherlands, have also started to
> > >>call for rejection of the Directive.
> > >>
> > >>Manders explains his motives as follows: "A chaos is threatening
> > >>... in Strasbourg. Because of the large number of amendments, the
> > >>directive could shoot in all kinds of directions like a firecracker
> > >>and we want to prevent this."
> > >>
> > >>Lehne called for withdrawal of the directive already in February,
> > >>giving as a reason that the Parliament was unlikely to agree to a
> > >>favorable (pro-patent) directive at this stage.
> > >>
> > >>The move by Manders and Lehne is coming at a time where a majority of
> > >>367 votes for 21 cross-party amendments is in sight.  These amendments
> > >>have garnered support from large groups of MEPs in the camp of Lehne
> > >>and Manders, alongside with nearly total support among all other
> > >>parties.
> > >>
> > >>The Parliament now still has the chance to vote for a coherent
> > >>counter-position to the Council and Commission.  CEA-PME (including
> > >>FFII) has called on MEPs to vote for the 21 cross-party amendments, so
> > >>as to form a coherent counter-position, and to reject only if these
> > >>amendments fail to receive the needed support by 367 votes.  If the
> > >>Parliament succedes in forming a coherent counter-position, the
> > >>Council or the Commission are still free to withdraw the directive.
> > >>Commissioner McCreevy has today once more demonstrated that he is more
> > >>than willing to do this.
> > >>
> > >>======================================================================
> > >>100 Demonstrators, canoe race, Buzek-Rocard-Duff placards
> > >>======================================================================
> > >>
> > >>It is 7:00am this Tuesday July 5 when the first bus unload their
> > >>travellers in front of the European Parliament of Strasbourg. They
> > >>came from whole Europe, coordinated by FFII.  Some travelled all night
> > >>from Poland to be there in time in front of the entry where MEPs come
> > >>by between 8:00am till 10:00am with 10h to be seen with their yellow
> > >>t-shirts marked "no software patents" and "power to the parliament".
> > >>
> > >>The large banners are deployed with haste right just before the
> > >>arrival of the first members of Parliament
> > >>(http://gallery.ffii.org/Strasbourg050705)
> > >>
> > >>Because it is the day before of the great day: today the debate takes
> > >>place, and tomorrow will be the vote.
> > >>
> > >>The same day at 8:00, the FFII invited members of Parliament with a
> > >>breakfast of work on the question of what still could be done before
> > >>the vote.
> > >>
> > >>The pro-patent campaigners of "Campaign for Creativity" chose to be
> > >>present on water, the Parliament being surrounded of visible channels
> > >>since the buildings; they chartered a small yacht which carried a
> > >>large yellow and blue banner (as usual, copycatting the FFII
> > >>symbols). The FFII side reacted by bringing a half-dozen kayaks on to
> > >>the water with banners calling for a "vote for Buzek-Rocard-Duff"
> > >>between two blows of paddle.
> > >>
> > >>On the footbridge which hangs over the channel and connects the two
> > >>wings of the building, MEPs laugh. Somebody exclaims: "this seems to
> > >>prove that creativity is rather on their side"!
> > >>
> > >>======================================================================
> > >>False Press Agency Reports about the Demonstration
> > >>======================================================================
> > >>
> > >>Meanwhile the press agency AP has been reporting about protesters who
> > >>
> > >>*
> > >>http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8B569SO0.htm?campaign_id=
> > >>ap n_ home_down
> > >>
> > >>"stopped cars of MEPs" and brandished slogans saying "US patents go
> > >>out".  We wonder who these protesters were.  As we saw it, the
> > >>atmosphere between the MEPs and us was friendly, the slogans were
> > >>markedly peaceful.  AP also reports that the proposed law is not about
> > >>software as such but only "CAT scanners", "car brake systems" etc, not
> > >>about office software and business methods.  The opposite is of course
> > >>true.  Intel has meanwhile correctly noted in a paper distributed to
> > >>MEPs that "computer-implemented inventions" do *not* include anything
> > >>beyond pure software, whereas "computer-aided inventions" include
> > >>"thousands of devices that were out of the scope of the directive".
> > >>For this reason, Intel *opposes* the proposal of Buzek-Rocard-Duff to
> > >>rename "implemented" to "aided".
> > >>
> > >>We may suggest that both assertions of this press agecies about the
> > >>demonstration are about equally credible.  This type of false
> > >>reporting by press agencies has accompanied the directive project at
> > >>all its decisive junctures during the last few years.
> > >>
> > >>======================================================================
> > >>Background information and further news
> > >>======================================================================
> > >>
> > >>* Transcriptions of today's speeches
> > >>   http://wiki.ffii.org/ParlTranscript050704En
> > >>
> > >>* FFII Voting List
> > >>   http://wiki.ffii.org/PlenVotingList0507En
> > >>   A more nicely commented version is being worked on.
> > >>
> > >>* EUpolitix.com: Commissioner McCreevy accuses European SMEs of
> > >>   "anti-globalisation, anti-Americanism, anti-big business protests
> > >> ...", repeats threats to withdraw the directive if it fails to impose
> > >> the current practise of the European Patent Office.
> > >>
> > >>http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200507/5d049d10-690a-4977-b116-4295c1a
> > >>42 93 7.htm
> > >>
> > >>* Current practise of the European Patent Office
> > >>   http://swpat.ffii.org/patents/
> > >>   http://swpat.ffii.org/papers/eubsa-swpat0202/tech/
> > >>
> > >>* Trilateral Project of 2000
> > >>   http://swpat.ffii.org/players/useujp/
> > >>
> > >>* Lehne law office partner admits: directive intended to impose
> > >>   US-style software patents
> > >>   http://wiki.ffii.org/Stoat050704En
> > >>
> > >>* SAP user association against software patents
> > >>   (meanwhile a SAP developper Prof. Bernd Runge said on the radio that
> > >>patents
> > >>    are helping criminal elements to prey on SAP and SAP needs
> > >>    protection from patents rather than by patents)
> > >>   http:Sapinfo050705En
> > >>
> > >>* 2005-07-02 Toine Manders fears anti-patent vote and seeks rejection
> > >>   http://wiki.ffii.org/Manders050702En
> > >>
> > >>* 2005-02-03 Lehne fears anti-patent sentiment and seeks withdrawal
> > >>
> > >>http://www.epp-ed.org/Press/showpr.asp?PRControlDocTypeID=1&PRControlID
> > >>=3 29 5&PRContentID=6225LG=en
> > >>
> > >>* 2005-07-01 2 large german associations turn from pro to against
> > >>software patents
> > >>   http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/61326]
> > >>
> > >>* 2005-06-28 German Entrepreneurs accuse Lehne, Wuermeling et al of
> > >>   fraudulent statements, of conflicts of interst, ask CDU to show
> > >>   clearly where they stand, complain of being ignored by pro-patent
> > >>   MEPs, who instead make claims about phantom SMEs wanting software
> > >>   patents.  In his speech today Lehne denied the charges.
> > >>   http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/61161
> > >>   http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/60988
> > >>   http://www.patentfrei.de/
> > >>   http://wiki.ffii.org/KlausHeinerLehneEn
> > >>
> > >>* Stay tuned to our news ticker
> > >>   http://wiki.ffii.org/SwpatcninoEn
> > >>
> > >>======================================================================
> > >>Contact information
> > >>======================================================================
> > >>
> > >>Hartmut Pilch and Holger Blasum (Munich Office)
> > >>info at ffii org
> > >>tel. +49-89-18979927
> > >>
> > >>Erik Josefsson (Brussels Office)
> > >>erjos at ffii org
> > >>tel. +32-484-082063
> > >>
> > >>Jonas Maebe
> > >>FFII BE
> > >>jmaebe at ffii org
> > >>tel. +32-485-369645
> > >>
> > >>Rufus Pollock
> > >>FFII UK
> > >>rufus.pollock at ffii.org.uk
> > >>+44-1223-690423
> > >>
> > >>Gérald Sédrati-Dinet
> > >>Vice President FFII
> > >>gibus at ffii.fr
> > >>+33-6-60-56-36-45
> > >>
> > >>
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cordialmente,        

Ante               

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