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SIIA's Sequel To Don't Copy That Floppy Lies About Criminality Of Copying
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| So it's difficult to fathom who could possibly think it's a good idea to
| bring back the campaign... but that appears to be what's happening. Still,
| the "chorus" of the song claims that copying is a crime. I would argue that
| this is false advertising.
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090707/1120525474.shtml
Don't Copy That Floppy sequel promises prison beatings for copying
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| The BSA are, of course, big proponents of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade
| Agreement, which would require signatories to send noncommercial copiers to
| prison, so I suppose that there's something to this threat.
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http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/06/dont-copy-that-flopp-1.html
The BSA also compared sharers to people who murder.
Recent:
Is The BSA Purposely Promoting Open Source Alternatives?
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| So, what is the BSA doing? Yes, that's right, it's pumping up its software
| audit program, sending 1,000 audit letters to companies in London, officially
| demanding they detail their software usage -- while unofficially acting as a
| tremendous advertisement for open source software, where providers don't
| treat their customers as if they were criminals.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090602/2302305104.shtml
Recent:
How many billions is open-source software worth?
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| In other words, using OSS isn't about being anti-Microsoft or believing in
| some sort of open-source ethical rightfulness, using OSS is simply a smart
| business move. Indeed, at $387-billion in value, OSS is twice as valuable as
| Microsoft's current net worth of $183.5-billion. Not bad for 'free software'
| is it?
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/how_many_billions_is_open_source_software_worth
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