''This Web site is dedicated to the protection of innovation, competition and open source software against the use and abuse of software patents. Europe is currently prohibiting patents on computer programmes as such and requires for a patent to be granted that it has an industrial application. This gives its members an economic advantage, protects open source software all over the world and stimulates innovation made by small companies. However, powerful pressures are trying to make Europe change its wise position on software patents. freepatents.org thinks the new EU position on software patents is a threat to competition, small companies, innovation and open source software.''

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