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musicmaster writes "A couple of organisations that worry about too much copyright protection have organised an essay contest about intellectual property. This contest is meant as an alternative to a similar WIPO contest. The contest can be found at Wipout
Among the participating organisations are Center for the public domain, the Register, the EFF and the GNU foundation."
I'd submit an essay, but thats my IP and I don't want it getting around. :)
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The slashdot lead-in seemed to be missing some of the details, like what the topic of the contest is. I pasted it below, on the off chance that the site gets slashdotted.
In March 2001, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) launched an international student essay competition. Students were asked to submit essays with the title 'What does intellectual Property mean to you in your daily life?'. It is obvious that WIPO are expecting a number of self-congratulatory essays detailing the plentiful benefits of intellectual property (IP).
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Essays are great, but are they enough to change something in the real life?
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nt. thanks.
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I'm definatly going to try my hand at this essay. If I don't win, it's not a big deal, as I'll be able to at the very least send it to the letter-to-the-editor of my local newspaper. Anything to get the word out! Send a copy of your letter to a senator! To the president! The possibilities are endless.
Eh?
I mean really! Hasn't there been another kernel released or something?
Thank you.
well its fucking gayass useless.
With all the mindless, MS-brainwashed anti-Open Source FUD sentiment raging on Slashdot recently, I don't think this is the place to look for intelligent responses to this contest. Next thing you know, the same lamers will be clamoring for DRM because *nerd whine* "there's less money for me in open media"
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13th post
Linux sucks.
It was a hot summer evening in southern Sweden when I took my bicycle and headed
for the beach. The beach was empty of people. My clothes fell to the ground one
piece at a time before I walked out into the ocean. Slowly I swam further away
from the beach as I watched the sun setting. A little smile of happiness was
seen in my face. With my two feet steadily in the sand, my body reaching 5'8
into the air with glittering light brown eyes and short light brown hair. With
such a soft, silky, sensitive and nicely tanned skin. It was all focused on the
red round sun heading for sleep. My naked body was in total harmony with the
nature...What a lovely sight, I thought to myself. As the sun disappeared I
decided to head back to the beach.
It was then that I recognize that I wasn't all alone anymore. Someone was
standing on the beach. I was too far away to see what the person looked like so
I started swimming rapidly back, fearing that the person would steal my clothes.
As I approached the beach I recognized that it looked like a very natural and
warmhearted woman. Her body was beautiful. Such round, nice figures and a long
brown hair. To my surprise she was taking off her clothes.
I wasn't sure how to react. Did she understand that I was naked?
As she took her bra off her beautiful breasts popped out. I swam even closer to
take a better look. The areolas was round and big and naturally pink. She must
have been around 35 but her absolutely gorgeous body made her look even younger.
Now she turned to me. Took her breasts between her hands and gently caressed
them. I squeezed my fingers of anticipation at this sight. It was obvious that
she was trying to seduce me. She knew what she was doing...
Very femininely and calmly she began to walk out into the water towards me.
Still holding her hands around her breast. She squeezed them playfully and
smiled.
Ohhh, what a rush! By now I had a hardon. I was mesmerized... As she approached
I could feel the air vibrating. My vision became more and more unclear.
My body was heating up rapidly. I bit my lip softly. Letting one hand gently
stroke my hardon. My face turning absolutely red. I was shaking with excitement.
It felt like an eternity before she reached me. She put her arms around me.
Snuggling caringly. Her body so close to mine.
It made me calm down. I gently caressed her soft skin. Showing my gratitude by
kissing her very sensually. She kissed me back with her soft lips. Her tongue
tracing around my lips while taking my hardon gently between her fingers.
Sliding the skin back and forth very slowly. My head was spinning...
and I kept kissing her as I circled my fingertips over her round buttcheeks.
Then she raised the tempo a bit. I leaned my head back and moaned. Her soft lips
kissed my neck and her tongue teasingly licked my skin. She massaged my hardon
firmly and a bit around at the same time. My eyes were widening. She knew I was
about to cum. Smiling at me and giving my hardon a couple of quick moves with
her skillful hand made me cum. Oooooooohhhhhhh, I moaned loud as I cum.
"Did you enjoy that?", she asked kindly.
I laughed and replied: "You bet."
"Would you like to follow me home?", she said.
"Sure.", I said. *Hugging her tightly*
We put our clothes on. Took her car with my bicycle in the back and headed for
her home. She was indeed a very natural lady. Very calm and kind. It was nothing
really strange about her. The feeling between us was very relaxing and I felt
very attracted to her although she was a bit older than me. I let my hand rest
against her thigh. Softly and ever so gently caressing her with my fingertip.
Feeling the vibration between my fingertip and her thigh raising slowly. I
looked into her eyes and her eyes were much bigger than normal. Showing a clear
sign of arousal. Since she was driving I didn't want to take it futher right
then.
At her house we sat down in her bed. We started kissing sweetly. Our movements
were so slow that it felt like the time had stopped. My fingertips brushed her
thighs gently. Moving upwards over her innerthighs. Making some rapid circles
before heading down between where the leg and body connect. Moving in a straight
line right up to her stomach. Making sensual patterns in different paces. She
takes a pillow. Places it behind her head. Take her clothes off and lay down on
the bed. My sweet lips start by massaging her stomach. Licking my tongue around
playfully. Wiggling it teasingly. Kissing it tenderly.
Heading down towards her lovehole. Going to the right. Dragging my tongue down
where the leg and the body meet and futher down her innerthigh. Brushing my lips
so sensually against it. Going over to the other side. Making some rapid kisses
over her innerthigh. Followed by some very slow flicks with the tongue right
beside her lovehole.
As I look up at her, her face has turned red and her mouth is wide open. The
legs far apart. She shivers as I brush two fingers beside her lovehole, barely
touching her skin. I lean forward, circling my tongue around her pink, round,
large areola. It grows beautifully. Taking her areola and nipple between my
lips.
Sucking it firmly. Making the nipple stretch before releasing it. Watching the
breast shake. Stroking the fingers around the other breast before gently
wiggling the nipple from side to side. Taking the breast into my mouth. Sucking
it sensually...listening to her moans. Massaging it between my lips and sucking
it all the way out until only the nipple is between my lips. Stretching it and
releasing it. Making the breast shake. I move up to her face and kisses her long
and deep. She takes my head between her hands and give me a wonderful, sensual
kiss. It burns heavenly in my heart. I slide my tongue playfully into her mouth.
Teasing her tongue. Flicking my tongue at the silky underside of her tongue. Her
breath is warm and she's breathing heavily. I move down to her neck. Placing my
lips around her lefthand side. Massaging them slowly.
Circling my tongue around so wonderfully. Making some rapid soft kisses around
her neck before gently stroking it with the tip of my tongue. She places her
hands over my head guiding me futher down. Between her beautiful breasts and
stomach down to her now moist lovely. I take a couple of long, slow strokes with
my tongue at each side before sucking her lips between my lips. Ooohhhh, she
moans silently. Gently I put my thumbs at each side and open the lips a bit.
Massaging my lips wonderfully against her outerlips. sliding the tounge all the
way up and down those sensitive outerlips. Watching the lovehole open like a
flower before my vibrating tongue barely touches the innerlips. They are
fluttering with excitement. I push my thumb at the base of the clit. Pulling the
clithood back to see the little round clit. As I sucking it so tenderly between
my lips her hips start moving uncontrollably.
Aaaaaahhhhh, she moans. Please don't stop. It feels so good. Oooohhhhhhh, she
keeps moaning. I massage the clit between my lips. Rolling it back and forth.
Flicking it rapidly a couple of times. It makes her go wild. As she climax I
keep massaging her clit. Giving her more pleasure than she can handle. She pulls
my hair as a sign to let go.
I look up at her, smiling. Hugging her and placing a kiss on her lips. Gently
stroking my fingers around her cheek. "Now it's my turn.", she says. Rolling me
over. She starts kissing my chest. Moving over the my right nipple. Taking it so
gently between her lips. Sucking it softly. It makes me smile of pleasure.
Dragging her tongue over to the other nipple. Circling slowly around it before
rocking it carefully around.
Mmmmmmmm, I hum. Feeling my body vibrate as she suckes my nipple lovingly
between her gentle lips. Her hands stroke my stomach and down my thighs. She
makes some tender kisses over my stomach before she circles her tongue around my
navel. It tickles a bit. My hardon stiffens and relaxes back and forth at her
touches. I have no control over it whatsoever.
Finally she takes my hardon between her thumb and indexfinger. Gently slide the
skin down, exposing my head which has grown big from the arousal. Her tongue
skillfully makes some rapid movements around the head. It really makes my blood
rush. At the same time she slowly massages my hardon up and down between her
fingers. Mmmmmmmm, oooohhhhh....feels good, I moan. Breathing heavily.
She takes the head between her lips and sucks it firmly without letting go.
Keeping the same pressure for awhile but then increasing it which make my body
raise some inches over the bed. I close my eyes and squeeze the blanket in my
hands. She increases the pressure even more and I can't help it when my body
raises some more inches over the bed. She let go and put her hand around my
hardon. Massaging it slowly and firmly in long strokes. My hardon is like a
magnet against her hand and my back is now far off the bed and I start moving my
hips to the rythm of her hand.
She then sucks my head wonderfully between her lips while circling her tongue
around my it. At the same time she quickens the pace of her hand.
Oooohhhhhh..."I'm cumming", I exclaim.She lets go of my hardon.
"Not yet.", she smiles."First I want to give you a ride."
"You're just wonderful.", I say. My eyes glittering with delight.
She straddles me and so very slowly inserts my hardon all the way in and all the
way out. After a couple of times in that slow rythm she starts massaging my
hardon in a bit quicker pace. When my hardon goes in she squeezes the muscles
inside of her and when it goes out she let's go. My hips start moving in a
circular motion in unison with her. Still slowly and sensually. She moans louder
and louder for every stroke that we take. The pace quickens. I put my hands
against her hips.
Feeling the rythm. With every stroke we move faster and faster. Oooooohhhhh my,
feels so good, I moan. Oooohhhh yes!, she groans. Moving her hips more
determined. I love it, faster....my hips moving in perfect circular motions
right into her lovehole. She arches her back. Makes a couple of rapid moves up
and down and we both climax.
We cuddled a bit afterwards but it didn't take long before we fell asleep.
The next day I could hardly stop smiling of happiness. She was as happy as I
was. Unfortunately nothing more happened and we never saw each other again.
"Everytime I turn on the television and see that the government has it's thought-stealing satellites out beaming their lasers on me, broadcasting my ideas and secrets on NBC. Well I would reach for my tin foil helmet...
That is until i found there are laws to protect me now. Thanks WIPO! I just wish there were laws to make the neighbors dog stop ordering me to kill."
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Actually, while the slashdot article was a little scant on details it stopped short of being misleading. The page from which that quote is pasted talks about the counter essay contest in response to the contest put on by the WIPO because the contest that the WIPO is putting on openly states that it will be suppressing and disregarding the entries that go against the grain of the common IP doctrine.
I cam across this while looking at Eric Flint's Homepage (1632 author). He has put about half of his books online for the reading enjoyment of the masses. He is very adament about not taking copyrights too far. http://www.baen.com/library/palaver4.htm. Here is the the first paragraph of the page: " These are two speeches given by Thomas Macaulay in Parliament in 1841, when the issue of copyright was being hammered out. They are, no other word for it, brilliant ? and cover everything fundamental which is involved in the issue. (For those not familiar with him, Macaulay would eventually become one of the foremost British historians of the 19th century. His History of England remains in print to this day, as do many of his other writings.) "
Now, IANAL but the following condition of entry seems strange
9. The counter essay contest committee does not claim any intellectual property rights over any of the essays that are submitted to the contest. We do assume, unless you clearly state otherwise, the non-exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the essays in connection with the contest and post-contest publicity.
Surely, they cannot assume the right to reproduce and distribute, that right must be granted by the author. And it is this assumption that copyright was meant to protect against.
Of course, they could make it a condition of entry that they may reproduce the works, but that is different.
I'd submit an essay, but i am afraid someone would copy it.
Cruise TT
.. So how do I ensure that I am getting proper royalties from this essay? Has wipout got some sort of advanced DRM that will insure that my ip remains the property of wipo and I recieve .002 cent's per dollar sale? What about making sure that I recieve multiple royalties based on delivery media? I'm gonna have to run this by the RIAA and make sure it's legit, then I'll roam the web and 'sample' material from various sites and use it for my 'unique' personal essay.
air and light and time and space
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.. You can assume anything you want. I can assume that the moon is made of cheese if that fills my heart with happiness. Were you planning on writing an essay on the evils of IP law and then suing them for reproducing it?
I think the word assume is used in this context to let you know exactly what the terms of submitting an essay are..
air and light and time and space
The essential goals of the WIPO and the WTO's TRIPS agreement have essentially the same goals: to standardize Intellectual Property Law across national borders. James Love, of the Consumer Project on Technology, has Pharm-policy mailing list readers a link to this joint press release of the WTO and the WIPO. This press release describes a new joint initiative regarding cooperation between these two corporation-friendly organizations. The initiative calls for a new push to help developing countries establish more monopolistic intellectual property infrastructures. Dr. Kamil Idris, Director General of the WIPO, states in the press release that intellectual property was a tool for technological advancement, economic growth and wealth creation for all nations, especially for least-developed countries. Does this joint initiative really take into account the economic needs of the people in less developed countries? Or does it simply add to the wealth of companies that monopolize information? What about economically comprimised people living in well-developed countries?
Read the essay entitled The WTO and the WIPO Combine Forces to Privatize the World .
"A block in the assimilation of ideas inevitably arises when a discipline of precision is imposed before a stage of romance has run its course in the growing mind" -- A.N. Whitehead
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Technically, we are beyond survival.
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-admirer
i wonder if the wipo trool will submit this essay for thier consideratoin hehehehe ... i miss him i really do :(
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Macaulay is basically saying that most people want to do the right thing, but when onerous laws are passed those laws become de-facto repealed by just about everyone. It lessens the dignity and honor of good people when rules and regulations become so one-sided in favor of special interests that ordinary people start to think there's nothing morally wrong with acting outside those laws and thus become "criminals" overnight. IMO such laws also demean the law itself and the respect which should be accorded to it.
At one time, people just wouldn't sit still for some things. With the general laziness and apathy of the general public (consumers) today, no wonder the special interests are trying so hard.
Perhaps they 're assuming the right to reproduce it without paying royalties!
hello gentlemen. i have just poured hot grits down my pants. ahh, that feels good.
first post!!!
anybody know what the prize is for the contest? i've skimmed the few pages on the site, and i see no mention of it. maybe everyone who enters the contest shares the prize..?
(hey, as long as everyone is making lousy open source jokes.. )I think I'll post anyway even though mine got banned. Am I on topic?
My cat's breath smells like cat food.--R. Wiggums
Am I the only one who was hoping for some top quality F-3600 AG racing after seeing that title? Oh well, back to the serious news then.
"I Know You Are But What Am I?"
You're off your case, president!
Heh, I submitted this essay in early September, on the theme of mnndatory licensing of encryption know-how. At the time, it was science fiction. In the light of the hacker==terrorist backlash, and the SSSCA, it's already looking out of date and not nearly extreme enough. Go figure.
If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
2001-09-05 21:57:19 Copyright Essay Competitions (articles,news) (rejected)
dorks
Th link here is extraordinary.
The level of insight offered in this speech is outstanding and thoroughly depressing when compared to the level of debate offered by parliament or congress. What would one of these men thought if transported into the 21st century and introduced to a debate in our current "democracies"? Imagine the disgust such a man would have felt at the degeneration and stupidity that has overtaken our political system.
http://rareformnewmedia.com/
Is that what /. editors call it when they compare cock sizes?
BART: 'Scuse me while I whip this out...
(*scream*)
FUD is dead?
And don't tell me, that me and everyone I know are stupid, before you hear that I had a friend who did this and the company DID begin selling it without any royalties going to him. He also didn't get any credit or anything. He took them to court and lost because the software was created on the companies computer and on their time.
However this was about 10-15 years ago so maybe things are different now, I hope.
If anyone has any more recent real life experiences with this I would like to know about it.
How far does the copyright law go concerning artists? Who is an artist? Isn't someone who creates an artist, no matter what they are creating?
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Technically, we are beyond survival.
...at 800x600.
What fucking year is it? Am i expected to have a spare machine just for looking at retro websites? If it doesnt look good at 1024x768 or higher, then just forget it. The very idea that i`ll change my display settings to look at a website!!
I am planning to submit the anti-DMCA petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/nixdmca/petition.htm l
Please have a look and sign it!
http://www.wipout.net/home_eng.html#thepoint
Not even these guys can escape the slashdot mistakes of typing DCMA. Argh!!!
grrr...when I read the article name I thought it said WipEout contest, and I got all excited. mmm...WipEout...
If I entered, I'd win a prize in the contest. I would do it by writing an informed pro-free market and pro-globalization piece that would shame anarchists, third world socialists, and WIPO alike.
However, to me it showed the organizers are not committed to open standards and it left me completely loathe to join in.
There is a reason why Windows XP is 1000x more reliable, stable, and easier to use than Linux -- BECAUSE PEOPLE GET PAID TO WRITE IT! Duh! Yes, it is the evil "intellectual property" which allows them to get paid for their work.
"Essay" my ass. Free software is the Communism of the 21st century.
What fucking year is it?
A.D. 2001. (No "war was beginning" jokes please.)
Am i expected to have a spare machine just for looking at retro websites?
No. Just un-maximize your browser. In fact, I generally browse in a 720x480 window when I'm not using Mozilla tabs.
Will I retire or break 10K?
Oooh, baby.
Do you suppose I could visit the anti-IP site, read all the essays, then take the best and resubmit it as original work (hey, we don' need no stinkin' IP protection). If I picked right, and the original essay wins the prize (small as it may be), then I could claim my share ...