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Russian Software Piracy Crackdown Restricts Free Speech
reporter writes "According to a report recently filed by the Washington Post, the Kremlin has finally begun to crackdown on software piracy ... with a twist. The Russian state agency is targetting political enemies with claims of piracy, including independent news media, political parties, and private advocacy groups. In particular, 'the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, one of the last outposts of critical journalism in Russia, suspended publication of its regional edition in the southern city of Samara on Monday after prosecutors opened a criminal case against its editor, alleging that his publication used unlicensed software.'" This doesn't even take into account our recent discussion of the Kremlin's grip on internet access in that country.
Well, back to rejecting software patent applications.
In Soviet Russia the software pirates you!
Two wrongs don't make a right - but two do's make a dodo
Turns out that someone is Putin right now.
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Yesterday, nobody was Putin. Tomorrow, someone else will be Putin
The suggestive powers of all the thousands of "in soviet russia" jokes are now taking their toll. Now see what you've done, Slashdot? You've brought back the Iron Curtain! All hilarity aside, this is not a good trend at all. It started good in the 90's, but I'm not like this trend
Was massive land loss part of their equation?
What is it now? 16 countries? And they're pissing them off at bat.
If anything they have the most to thank towards Global warming.. nobody wants Siberia. However, there is a treasure trove of minerals that can be extracted when the permafrost thaws.
They opposed the Iraq War to maintain their grip on the regional oil market, fund North Korea's nukes, fund Iran's nukes... They are against George Bush. How can Russian government be in the wrong!?
Have you ever been to Detroit? I'd pick Moscow.
It seems that you have tried to use the character é, otherwise known as "Freedom E." Freedom E has been blocked by the national censorship proxy server in order to protect children from terrorists. If you persist in attempting to use this character, you will be sent to Guantanamo for re-education regarding which Extended ASCII characters conform to the President's English, namely ™, ©, ®, and, especially important during the holiday season, †. Good day :-).
My truck is like a series of tubes.