Some of you may be interested in signing this: http://www.noelearningpatents.net/ I will paste in the first paragraph so that this article looks much less like 'buy me' spam. What is this? This petition aims to alert European authorities and policy-makers to the dangers of software patents, and particularly to the negative impact they will have on education. The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to support and enhance teaching and learning, including e-learning, is now recognised as a key element in providing education which meets the needs and abilities of students, and prepares Europe to participate creatively, technologically and economically on a global level. Laura Creighton