Software patents: How you can help
by IITP Staff
As outlined in this week's featured article, while well meaning we believe the proposed changes to the Patents Bill are not in the interests of the software and technology sector.
The alternative wording put forward by lawyer and IITP member Guy Burgess addresses the ambiguous nature of the proposed wording and puts forward what we believe to be a far more appropriate solution; meeting the Government's stated intentions but in a way that is less likely to furnish unpredictable outcomes.
So how can you help?
Add your name to the call
A number of groups and individuals have put up a site outlining some of the issues and collecting names of those who support the change being proposed.
There are almost a thousand supporters from the software sector in just a few days. We will be including a list of supporters in the call to the Minister on Monday, so if you want to help make a difference the quickest and easiest way is to visit the site and add your name.
You can visit this site at www.softwarepatents.org.nz
Write to the Minister and other parties
If you have a little more time, we strongly suggest writing to the Ministers concerned. Their email addresses are as follows:
We also suggest writing to all other parties - this SOP can only be passed with the support of Parliament.
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