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Latest UDRP Stupidity: Unix.org, Canadian.biz
The Uniform Dispute Resolution Procedure, an expedited process for allowing corporations to steal domain names, continues to be abused as arbitrators stretch the definitions of "cyber-squatting" to any length in order to find for the corporate complainants. Lunenburg writes "Unix.Org, a site that was apparently used for noncommercial discussion of Unix(tm) operating systems, has been ruled a "cybersquatter" by a WIPO panel and given to the X/Open group. In spite of not actually matching any cybersquatting criteria, a WIPO panelist felt that by providing links to commercial sites, Unix.ORG was acting in "bad faith" and thus should be given over to the Open group." And WEFUNK writes "Exploiting an obvious technical error to help build their case, Molson Inc. has been awarded the seemingly generic canadian.biz domain from the original owner who "registered this name because I am Canadian and want to develop a Canadian business directory" and is now appealing to the courts." John Gilmore has a bit of commentary.
This latest move doesn't suprise me. Their beer sucks, so nothing seems beneath them.
It's not a potential sale, it's an actual one. You wanted to use the product (that's why you stole it), you took it, you didn't pay. Theft.
As long as the sale is potential you can't have already taken the item, can you? By the same token, once you've taken the item the (uncompleted) sale is a fact.
What possible interest has the GPL for you? If you don't believe accept that I can place the very basic restriction of paying for a copy on my work why should I give a flying fuck about what restrictions you want to put on your work? Why not just release it PD?
There's a world of difference between saying "I don't agree with your restrictions so I'll go elsewhere" and "I don't agree with your restrictions so I'll just ignore them and take what I like".
TWW
"Encyclopedia" is to "Wikipedia" what "Library" is to "Some people at a bus stop"