PCT (Patents, Copyright, Trademark) policy and Open Source

[Alexander Terekhov]

"Ken Brown" wrote:
[...]
> I am really interested in this stuff.  First all, I have to say 
> that I suspect a tad bit of paranoia in the reporting about what's 
> happening overseas.  What sources are you quoting that talk about 
> criminalization for patent infringement? 

Sources in opposition to the following "proposal for a directive"
(without later amendments), I guess. 

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/pdf/2003/com2003_0046en01.pdf
(see Article 20)

> I'd like to read that stuff. 

Read also this:

http://www.europarl.eu.int/meetdocs/committees/juri/20031126/498789en.pdf
(see Amendment 2 and Amendment 27)

I may be missing and/or misunderstanding something, of course.

Well,

http://www.digital-law-online.com/lpdi1.0/treatise16.html
(II.L.4. Criminal Infringement)

regards,
alexander.

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