I totally aggree, patents on an algorithm are really not a good idea Yeah the patent is still registered in some european countries but not all of them, in som

I totally aggree, patents on an algorithm are really not a good idea Yeah the patent is still registered in some european countries but not all of them, in some countries it has expiered, don't know what this means from a juridical point of view though Here is the full patent description: http://www.google.com/patents/EP1177529A1?cl=un http://www.google.com/patents/EP1177529A1?cl=un