Use open source? Then you’re a pirate!

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 25, 2010

[ Thanks to E5Rebel
for this link. ]

“There’s a fantastic little story in the Guardian today
that says a US lobby group is trying to get the US government to
consider open source as the equivalent to piracy.

“The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), an
umbrella group for American publishing, software, film, television
and music associations, has asked with the US Trade Representative
(USTR) to consider countries like Indonesia, Brazil and India for
its “Special 301 watchlist” because they encourage the use of open
source software.”


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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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