Tag: piracy
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Music, movie, and software piracy is a market failure, not a legal one
This comes as no surprise. From Michael Geist, University of Ottawa Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law: Trademark and copyright holders frequently characterize piracy as a legal failure, arguing that tougher laws and increased enforcement are needed to stem infringing activity. But a new global study on piracy, backed by Canada’s International Development Research…
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Proprietary Vendors Want Open Source Sanctions
The Guardian reports that International Intellectual Property Alliance requested that the U.S. Trade Representative to put countries using open source in government on a “Special 301 watchlist” – a list of intellectual property-violating nations, or “state sponsors of piracy.” The recommendation states: The Indonesian government’s policy… simply weakens the software industry and undermines its long-term…
Zeke Weeks 