And a comment from Dieter Van Uytvanck, president FFII Belgium:

[color:"orange"] We owe this victory for democracy to the members of the European parliament. Today they have shown once again that they really care about the concerns of the European citizens. And of course we would like to thank those as well. I'm sure that without their impressive support for an innovative climate that is freed of software patents, this step would not have been possible. [/color]