Opponents of sofware patents are celebrating the European Parliament's virtually unanimous decision on Wednesday to reject the directive on the patentability of computer implemented inventions. Rufus Pollock from the UK branch of the Federation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) toasted what he claimed was a "massive victory" with champagne at a party attended by other campaigners against software patents.
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