Lobbying in Brussels: the EU directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions (A, B and C)
Author: Webber, Douglas INSEAD Area: Economics and Political SciencePublisher: Fontainebleau : INSEAD, 2006.Language: EnglishDescription: 36 p. + 4 p. + 4 p.Type of document: INSEAD CaseNote: Latest version available via https://publishing.insead.eduAbstract: In 2002, the European Commission proposed a new European directive regulating the granting of computer-implemented inventions. Part A of this case describes how this proposal generated an unexpectedly intense conflict between the mainstream European and international communication and information technology, on the one hand, and the Open Source Movement, on the other, and traces the shifting balance of power between these two groups of protagonists as the proposal wound its way through the European Union's decision-making organs. Part B describes the outcome of the conflict and Part C the lessons drawn from the conflict by the principal participants in it.Pedagogical Objectives: The objectives of the case are to facilitate the analysis of the determinants of 'successful' lobbying activity in the European Union (EU) and the identification of key factors of which business organizatons should be aware when trying to influence the legislative process in the EU.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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The objectives of the case are to facilitate the analysis of the determinants of 'successful' lobbying activity in the European Union (EU) and the identification of key factors of which business organizatons should be aware when trying to influence the legislative process in the EU.
In 2002, the European Commission proposed a new European directive regulating the granting of computer-implemented inventions. Part A of this case describes how this proposal generated an unexpectedly intense conflict between the mainstream European and international communication and information technology, on the one hand, and the Open Source Movement, on the other, and traces the shifting balance of power between these two groups of protagonists as the proposal wound its way through the European Union's decision-making organs. Part B describes the outcome of the conflict and Part C the lessons drawn from the conflict by the principal participants in it.
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