Should Copyright Be Abolished?
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| These members of the anti-copyright crowd cite the GPL (GNU Public
| License) as an alternative to copyright without any sense of the
| ironic fact that the GPL can't exist without copyright. They're
| proposing a solution while simultaneously advocating the
| destruction of the thing that makes their solution workable.
| While the GPL is less restrictive than other licensing methods,
| it's a license and it does impose some restrictions on or
| conditions for use of the work. It is a method of controlling
| your work. But without copyright, the GPL could not be enforced.
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http://www.brainhandles.com/2007/05/06/should-copyright-be-abolished/
YouTube Faces Another Legal Challenge
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| England's top soccer league and an indie music publisher sued
| YouTube on Friday, saying the online video pioneer was engaging
| in widespread copyright infringement to bring traffic to the site.
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http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/05/07/ap/hitech/d8ou06d80.txt
C|Net cites the Yankee Group (Microsoft shill) and Groklaw thinks that
Microsoft is behind some of these attacks on Google.
Related:
Microsoft Befriends Google's Foes
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| After a government- and monopoly-inspired period in which Microsoft had
| to pretend to be a gentle force for global good, the company is being
| forced to return to its ruthless roots. Ironically, it is doing this
| in part by decrying the unfair practices of a competitor and
| shamelessly sucking up to the Establishment.
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http://www.forbes.com/2007/03/06/microsoft-google-blodget-tech-cx_hb_0306blodget.html?partner=yahootix
http://tinyurl.com/3bewws
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