Brussels, 23/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - French Socialist MEP Gilles Savary is delighted with Poland's request for the Council not to strike political agreement on the 'highly controversial' draft directive on patenting software inventions (see Europe of 22 December, p.7), hence joining forces with people in Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy, and at the European Parliament, want to ensure freedom of software, he said, noting that Poland had averted a show of strength...