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.

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MS, Copyrights, and The GPL

[Anonymous Coward]

To:Microsoft Corporation
From:OSS Lawfirms, on behalf of the Free Software Foundation
Re:Infringement of copyright under terms specified in GNU General Public License

Dear Sir/Madam:

This firm represents the Free Software Foundation of Cambridge, MA. It has come to our attention that your organization is violating copyrights retained by our client through the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). The GPL permits developers and companies the ability to freely publish program source code alongside execuatable computer applications. Other developers and companies may use code obtained under terms specified in the GPL to add enhancements or for use in their own programs, provided the program itself is made available under the terms of the GPL.

It has come to our attention that numerous computer applications (listed below) developed and distributed by your organization, Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, WA, is in violation of copyright and the GPL through the use of GPL licensed code developed and distributed by the Free Software Foundation. Specific violations are listed below.

Under terms of the GPL and terms listed in United States Copyright Law, this firm demands immediate cease and desist of distribution of the listed programs until the specific violations are removed. Alternatively, publishing of the products on your corporate Internet website, http://www.microsoft.com/, completed to abide by terms of the GPL will be acceptable.

It should be noted this notice is being served to the open and free source software community via the website SlashDot.org for their input into the matter.

Please expect immediate action following notice of this blantant copyright violation and blatant violation of the terms of the GPL.

Sincerely,

Anonymous Coward
Attorney of Intellectual Property and Copyright,
OSS Lawfirms

Terms of the GNU General Public License: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt

List of products (non-exhaustive):

• Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP (all editions)
• Office 97, 98, 2000, X, XP (all editions)
• Internet Explorer (all versions)
• Windows Media Player (all versions)
• Internet Information Server (all versions/editions)
• MSN Messenger (all versions)
• Visual Studio (all versions/editions)

List of violations (present in each product listed above):

• Use of the following at the start of each program: int main(int argc, char** argv)
• Use of the semicolon character at the end of each program line: ;
• Use of the following at the end of each function: return
• Use of the following in numerous instances in each program: while
• Use of the following in numerous instances in each program: for
• Use of the following in numerous instances at the top of each source file: #include
• Use of the following function: strcpy

slash.org

[Anonymous Coward]

Isn't this the GNR fan site??? What are you guys trying to pull?

I'm telling.

bzip2

[Anonymous Coward]

Hey,

I think it's time to have bzip2 support in the kernel. I know the discussion
about the speed and memory issues that are around with this. But everything
in this patch is optional. You may use these new features if you want, you
do not have to use them...

This is a testing version of the patch. Only apply this if you really want
to play around with it a little bit. I know too less persons, who have the
time/fancy to test it (including myself). If you find errors in it feel free
to go on developing the patch yourself! Just CC a copy to me.
This patch consists actually of two parts:

1. A kernel bzip2 compression patch. The kernel will be compressed with
bzip. Therefore you have to type "make bz2bzImage" at the prompt after the
kernel configuration. This part is architecture dependent and was
implemented only for i386 based PCs right now.

2. A ramdisk bzip2 compression support patch. The ramdisk/initrd recongnises
now bzip2 compressed ramdisk images, loads and decompresses them. You can
choose between gzip and bzip2 (or even both) in the kernel configuration.

These two parts cannot be split up, because both are using the same
decompression code in "linux/lib/bzip2_inflate.c".

I have adapted this kernel hack by Tom Oehser [email blocked]. He wrote this
for kernel 2.2 and I ported it to 2.4.18 and cleaned up the code.

You will find the diff here:
http://chrissicool.piranho.com/patch-2.4.x-bzip2-i 386Known bugs:
- gzip crc support was corrupted in file "rd.c", function"flush_window()" [maybe it can be fixed, but time is money...] - too less testing time was investedBest regards,

- Christian

Molson Sucks.

[SpamJunkie]

This latest move doesn't suprise me. Their beer sucks, so nothing seems beneath them.

that reminds me....

[Anonymous Coward]

doesn't slashdot.biz redeict you to goatse.cx?

Or did somebody forget to register that?

You don't agree so I'm a troll? Pathetic.

[nagora]

Lost potential sales does not, and never has, equaled theft,

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

Re:Canadian.biz

[Anonymous Coward]

... I'm pretty sure pigfucking itself is illegal.

You're obviously not Canadian.