Boycott Trend Micro

This text was written before the European Parliament rejected the proposed software patent directive on 6 July 2005 and may be outdated. We will soon update it.

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Web campaigns against software patents have already been very effective in the past. With this website, it will be easier than ever for someone to quickly understand the problem of software patents.
If you don't operate a website yourself, then please encourage others that they link to this site. If you are a user or frequent visitor of some websites, then contact the operators of those websites and tell them that it is also in their interest to make many people aware of the problem of software patents. By linking to this campaign website, it is possible to contribute to the prevention of software patents.

Below please find different banners that you can use for illustrating any links to this website. Many software patents specifically relate to websites and key WWW technologies such as e-commerce and content management. Every website operator potentially runs the risk of being sued over a patent infringement if software patents are legalized by the EU. Such simple things as the possibility to pay by credit card have been patented, so it's time for website operators to stand up and fight against software patents. Placing a link to this website costs nothing and shows responsibility for our future. In contrast, software patents can cost a lot of money, and can take entire websites out of operation.

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