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FSFE Becomes WIPO Observer

Posted by timothy on from the which-is-not-a-newspaper dept.

wikinerd writes "FSFE, the European branch of Richard Stallman's Free Software Foundation announced that it was granted observer status in WIPO, the international organisation which influences nationwide copyright laws."

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  1. Patents too! by compudj · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not only does the WIPO influences copyright laws, but it does also affect the patents, which is exactly the point that the GPL v3 plans to take care of.

    It's good to have an organism like the FSF being recognised in the, how critical, field of intellectual property!

  2. Re:To what effect by Ingolfke · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There is a big difference between unofficial "squawking" and official "squawking". The first is a rant, the second is an enlightened observation. Although the argument may not change, the official status does have some intrensic value in presenting the argument to decision makers.

  3. OSS meets top dogs by bathmann · · Score: 5, Informative
    Being awarded the observer's status is quite an achievement. Check out the list of the 165 other observers: click me.

    FSFE will be among the likes of CISAC, IFPI, ISO, UNESCO, WHO, etc. FSFE better shows it's up to the task and comes up with clever arguments why OSS is the way to go (or at least a way to go).