From: | "codeWarrior" <gpatnude(at)hotmail(dot)com> |
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To: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Anti-open source law rejected by French parliament |
Date: | 2005-12-29 16:10:48 |
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Can anyone imagine a world where innovation is illegal ??? That's where this
is going...
"Francois Suter" <dba(at)paragraf(dot)ch> wrote in message
news:74E48049-05C1-4CFE-A4BC-DAB4D01220A2(at)paragraf(dot)ch(dot)(dot)(dot)
> Hi,
>
> Some time ago, Robert Treat asked about a law project in France against
> peer-to-peer file exchange that would be so strict as to forbid the
> creation of open source software. This law was recently downed in flames
> by the French parliament. Interestingly all parties experencied splits in
> their ranks.
>
> Most interestingly the parliament reminded the Culture minister (who was
> proposing the law) that there already existed a legislation which had
> never been used. In particular this legislation clearly authorises the
> replication of any media for private purposes.
>
> So what might have been a dangerous time for open source software in
> France will probably turn out to be a big gain. This is quite nice coming
> on the heels of the rejection by the European Parliament of American-like
> software licensing rules.
>
> Cheers
>
> ---------------
> Francois
>
> Home page: http://www.monpetitcoin.com/
>
> "If it's not from me, it's from Confucius" - Lao Tse
>
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