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�The companies that make most fuss about �software piracy� know perfectly well that if it were entirely abolished, they would be less well off.�
Posted on December 23rd, 2003 by Stefan
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We Can Put an End to Word Attachments - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
�For us users of free operating systems, receiving Word documents is an inconvenience. But the worst impact of sending Word format is on people who might switch to free systems: they hesitate because they feel they must have Word available [...]
Posted on December 23rd, 2003 by Stefan
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Can you trust your computer?
��Treacherous computing� is a more appropriate name, because the plan is designed to make sure your computer will systematically disobey you. In fact, it is designed to stop your computer from functioning as a general-purpose computer. Every operation may require explicit permission.�
Posted on December 23rd, 2003 by Stefan
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CDR - Welcom page
�[�] companies publish guides telling consumers what they cannot do in the digital world. For these companies, consumers have no rights in buying CDs, DVDs or other digital material - apart from a few generously bestowed exceptions!
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The time has come to guarantee consumers certain basic rights in the digital world, and to [...]
Posted on December 23rd, 2003 by Stefan
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OpenP2P.com: Piracy is Progressive Taxation, and Other Thoughts on the Evolution of Online Distribution
�We don�t have a substantial piracy problem in the US and Europe.�
Posted on December 23rd, 2003 by Stefan
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TP: Home Taping Saves Music
�In einem Kommentar dazu berichten die Erben eines puertoricanischen Musikers davon, dass sie �ber 100 Werke ihres Vaters nur �ber Sammler wieder fanden, da die zugeh�rigen Plattenfirmen l�ngst nicht mehr existierten. Die nach Ansicht der Plattenbranche illegalen Sammler und Tauscher erhalten also kulturelle Werte, die sich mit modernem DRM und Kopierschutz [...]
Posted on December 23rd, 2003 by Stefan
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10 Big Myths about copyright explained
�This document is still protected by you-know-what even though it has no copyright notice.�
Posted on December 23rd, 2003 by Stefan
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A brief intro to copyright
�Copyright law secures for the creator of a creative effort the exclusive right to control who can make copies, or make works derived from the original work. There are a lot of subtleties and international variations but that�s the gist of it. If you create something, and it fits the definition [...]
Posted on December 23rd, 2003 by Stefan
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Papers - Sixth USENIX Security Symposium
Posted on December 23rd, 2003 by Stefan
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perl.com: Perl Meets COBOL
Posted on December 23rd, 2003 by Stefan
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