Wired: Furor Over Virginia E-Biz Law [UCITA] | Linux Today

Wired: Furor Over Virginia E-Biz Law [UCITA]

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 16, 2000

“Opposition to UCITA is fragmented and disjointed, but it
appears to be gaining momentum.”

“Liberal activists like Ralph Nader’s Consumer Project on
Technology have condemned UCITA for allegedly giving more rights to
businesses at the expense of consumers.”

“One major source of criticism has come from the Linux
community, which fears UCITA will increase the legal liability of
open-source software developers.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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