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World Intellectual Property Day

Posted by Zonk on from the break-out-the-party-hats! dept.

Dotnaught writes "The Business Software Alliance wants everyone to know that today is World Intellectual Property Day, 'an initiative to educate young people about how intellectual property rights foster innovation, creativity and economic opportunity.' To mark the occasion, CopyNight, a monthly gathering of people interested in restoring balance in copyright law, is hosting a get-together tonight in various cities throughout the U.S."

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  1. World Intellectual Property Day by nebaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmmm....
    WIPD (whipped).

    Sounds about right.

    Not even subtle.

    Oh well.

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    1. Re:World Intellectual Property Day by cookie_cutter · · Score: 4, Funny

      and it's from the BS alliance ...

  2. Update!! by peculiarmethod · · Score: 4, Funny

    It was just recently reported that 6 of those cities events were cancelled by an injunction filed by national porn chain, Copy Night.

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  3. Cool! by Locke2005 · · Score: 4, Funny

    CopyNight, a monthly gathering of people interested in restoring balance in copyright law, is hosting a get-together tonight in various cities throughout the U.S.
    Cool! Does that get-together include a CD/DVD swap session?

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  4. Celibrate by 9mm+Censor · · Score: 4, Funny

    I Celibrated by downloading some music and a couple movies.

    *Cheers*

  5. Software Freedom Day by HenrikOxUK · · Score: 4, Funny

    Amazing! This is almost exactly the opposite of Software Freedom Day!

  6. CopyNight by bailster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Strange, I thought "CopyNight" referred to the legendary obscene things people do on the Xerox after returning drunk from the office Xmas party...

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  7. HEY, WAIT! by lottameez · · Score: 5, Funny

    World Intellectual Property Day Was My Idea!

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  8. But of course by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We already have a World Cancer Day and a World AIDS day, why shouldn't we have a World Intellectual Property Day too? I'd like to give my support to all the victims of Intellectual Property and I'm sure a lot of other people would too.

  9. GNU/Hurd by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny
    There is no stable release (but it is still under rapid development).

    Interesting. Please share your definition of "rapid" with the rest of us.