[OT] EU patents [was Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types]

[Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d]

On Fri, 2014-08-29 at 11:44 +0000, Dicebot via Digitalmars-d wrote:
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> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_Trade_and_Investment_Partnership#National_sovereignty_and_Investor_State_Dispute_Settlements_.28ISDS.29
> 
> I don't want to live on this planet anymore >_<
> ..yet again.

But we have to!

In a sense this is just the multinational corporations doing what they
should do create a market to maximize shareholder value. Sadly it is an
indirect return to a feudal system on a massive scale.

Today in the UK was a big day of 38 Degrees and The Green Party trying
to create public consciousness of the issues. The Conservative and
LibDems here are just up for signing TTIP because of the good bits (of
which there are some), The Greens are against because of all the bits
that are bad for UK voters and UK society (of which there are many,
many). Labour are saying they both support and don't support it.

The core problem here is that most politicians are directly or
indirectly reporting to these corporations as much as to the voters.


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