Re: [Fsfe-uk] Re: UK Prepares Own Version of the DMCA

[MJ Ray]

Keith Watson <address@hidden> wrote:
> [...]  In the short term it will benefit the patent holders but, unless it
> is implemented world-wide (unlikely) it will leave those countries that
> don't with a competitive advantage [...]

Quick question: do you mean patent or copyright?  In fact, I can see how
both could be true (assuming some hardware DRM systems get patented), but I
think copyright is the bigger concern.

> [...] Look at any piece of open source software and see how diverse the
> contributions are. [...]

Careful: some "open source" products are not developable by people outside
the copyright holders' employ (unless you mean OSI OSD Open Source).  I
strongly suggest using the less ambiguous terms "free software" or "copyleft
software," depending on what you really mean.

To your main point: is anyone able to contribute a good logical statement on
how this will represent a clear economic damage to the UK?  My thinking is
very muddled at the moment, I'm afraid.

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