"The Court based its decision on the article L-122-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code stating that 'authors can't forbid copies or reproductions that are only intented for the private use of the copyist.'"
IANAFL (I am not a French lawyer), but this seems to run counter to previous rulings there. In the U.S., the Supreme Court would likely intercede in a situation like this, but the French Cour de Cassation -- the only higher court than the Cours d'Appel -- can, as Jean-Baptiste explained on FreeCulture.org's Discuss list, "only decide on procedural problems or legal interpretation, not on legal qualification. As we say, 'Cassation is judge of law and not judge of facts' and this case is a matter of facts and not a matter of law..."
Last Nov., Linus co-authored an appeal to the EU opposing software parents. Read it at nosoftwarepatents.com. That's about as clear as you can get, I think.
The following contributed to Sen. Murray in the 2003-2004 election season:
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. - $1,000, 8/23/2004 Motion Picture Association of America CA PAC (MPAA) - $1,000, 8/16/2004 Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. - $158.02, 5/27/2004 Recording Artists Coalition - $5,300, 6/30/2004 Fox Group - $1,000, 6/15/2004 Paramount Pictures Group - $1,000, 5/27/2004 Motion Picture Association Of America CA PAC (MPAA) - $1,000, 5/27/2004 Warner Brothers PAC - $1,000, 5/27/2004 Don Henley, musician (The Eagles) - $5,300, 3/4/2003 Howard S. Welinsky, Warner Brothers Senior Vice President - $500, 3/6/2003 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) - $1,000, 3/20/2003 National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada - $1,000, 3/20/2003 Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. - $5,004.93, 3/20/2003 Glenn Frey, musician (The Eagles) - $5,000, 4/2/2003 Warner Brothers PAC - $1,000, 4/1/2003 Paramount Pictures Group - $1,000, 4/2/2003 Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) - $1,000, 4/24/2003 Fox Group - $1,000, 5/15/2003 Disney Worldwide - $1,000, 5/27/2003 American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) - $1,000, 2/11/2004 Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. - $1,000, 2/9/2004 Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. - $1,000, 9/30/2003 Clear Channel Worldwide - $1,000, 10/2/2003 Microsoft - $2,000, 10/23/2003 Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLP - $2,000, 12/12/2003 Motion Picture Association of America CA PAC (MPAA) - $1,000, 12/15/2003 Paramount Pictures Group - $1,000, 12/10/2003
There were also several telecoms, cable companies, entertainment industry agents, etc. The Recording Artists Coalition (Henley and Frey are members) may or may not be evil; your call.
I was in Montreal this summer during their last national election. My cousin, a Canadian, voted. She walked down the street to her polling place - a hockey rink - and, after being asked where she lived, was handed a ballot without being asked for any ID or even her name. Seems secure to me.
The kids still will be ill-prepared to work in any normal job, though, as Linux is nowhere near standard in the real life world.
Like we get training on school computers in the first place? At my high school, the computers can be used for one of two things: word processing and research. That's all you're supposed to be doing on the computers and that's all you're even able to do (everything else is blocked off.)
The sole exception I could see is in the computer department, where you can actually take classes on stuff like "Practical Computing" or programming in Visual Basic, C, etc. But there's no reason why there couldn't be 50 copies of Windows licenses for those computers while the rest of the school used a free OS.
Actually, that'd be punishment, not negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement would be removing an unpleasant stimulus, e.g. you play well so we stop beating you.
or maybe Microsoft would just make their own distribution, which would be the only one that could run its binaries.
I'm not sure about the licences involved but it's an interesting thought.
So would it be illegal to report on racist speech (for instance, this U.S. State Department site about bin Laden and his anti-Jewish, anti-American, anti-Israeli, etc. remarks)? Where do you draw the line between reporting and supporting?
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English press release from French Association of Audionautes (L'Association Des Audionautes)
"The Court based its decision on the article L-122-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code stating that 'authors can't forbid copies or reproductions that are only intented for the private use of the copyist.'"
English translation of that law
IANAFL (I am not a French lawyer), but this seems to run counter to previous rulings there. In the U.S., the Supreme Court would likely intercede in a situation like this, but the French Cour de Cassation -- the only higher court than the Cours d'Appel -- can, as Jean-Baptiste explained on FreeCulture.org's Discuss list, "only decide on procedural problems or legal interpretation, not on legal qualification. As we say, 'Cassation is judge of law and not judge of facts' and this case is a matter of facts and not a matter of law..."
Last Nov., Linus co-authored an appeal to the EU opposing software parents. Read it at nosoftwarepatents.com. That's about as clear as you can get, I think.
(By the way, don't forget to thank Poland.)
The students at FreeCulture.org have created a Web site to encourage people to comment:
http://freeculture.org/orphans/
I hope you'll submit.
Gavin
Florida Free Culture
The following contributed to Sen. Murray in the 2003-2004 election season:
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. - $1,000, 8/23/2004
Motion Picture Association of America CA PAC (MPAA) - $1,000, 8/16/2004
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. - $158.02, 5/27/2004
Recording Artists Coalition - $5,300, 6/30/2004
Fox Group - $1,000, 6/15/2004
Paramount Pictures Group - $1,000, 5/27/2004
Motion Picture Association Of America CA PAC (MPAA) - $1,000, 5/27/2004
Warner Brothers PAC - $1,000, 5/27/2004
Don Henley, musician (The Eagles) - $5,300, 3/4/2003
Howard S. Welinsky, Warner Brothers Senior Vice President - $500, 3/6/2003
American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) - $1,000, 3/20/2003
National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada - $1,000, 3/20/2003
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. - $5,004.93, 3/20/2003
Glenn Frey, musician (The Eagles) - $5,000, 4/2/2003
Warner Brothers PAC - $1,000, 4/1/2003
Paramount Pictures Group - $1,000, 4/2/2003
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) - $1,000, 4/24/2003
Fox Group - $1,000, 5/15/2003
Disney Worldwide - $1,000, 5/27/2003
American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) - $1,000, 2/11/2004
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. - $1,000, 2/9/2004
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. - $1,000, 9/30/2003
Clear Channel Worldwide - $1,000, 10/2/2003
Microsoft - $2,000, 10/23/2003
Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLP - $2,000, 12/12/2003
Motion Picture Association of America CA PAC (MPAA) - $1,000, 12/15/2003
Paramount Pictures Group - $1,000, 12/10/2003
There were also several telecoms, cable companies, entertainment industry agents, etc. The Recording Artists Coalition (Henley and Frey are members) may or may not be evil; your call.
I was in Montreal this summer during their last national election. My cousin, a Canadian, voted. She walked down the street to her polling place - a hockey rink - and, after being asked where she lived, was handed a ballot without being asked for any ID or even her name. Seems secure to me.
Just because repetition > reporting does not mean there is little reporting.
The kids still will be ill-prepared to work in any normal job, though, as Linux is nowhere near standard in the real life world.
Like we get training on school computers in the first place? At my high school, the computers can be used for one of two things: word processing and research. That's all you're supposed to be doing on the computers and that's all you're even able to do (everything else is blocked off.)
The sole exception I could see is in the computer department, where you can actually take classes on stuff like "Practical Computing" or programming in Visual Basic, C, etc. But there's no reason why there couldn't be 50 copies of Windows licenses for those computers while the rest of the school used a free OS.
Actually, that'd be punishment, not negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement would be removing an unpleasant stimulus, e.g. you play well so we stop beating you.
With 1.0 around the corner
...just like it has been for three decades...
Here in Florida, we have a "Choose Life" plate...
The EULA doesen't supercede the law, and the law says "my shit is my shit - keep your nose out of it."
It's local news that jeopardizes the Republic, not the lack thereof.
Why aren't we looking as much into them as we are into Al Qaida? Because Scientologists don't crash planes into buildings.
Three French Jewish and anti-Semitism groups pressed for the criminal charges in October. (emphasis added)
Okay... So the French Nazis are upset over lost business?
I watch it every day. It's called Mosaic on Channel 9410 on Dish Network.
that's not a boycott, that's being a little bitch. and that doesen't work either.
or maybe Microsoft would just make their own distribution, which would be the only one that could run its binaries. I'm not sure about the licences involved but it's an interesting thought.
So would it be illegal to report on racist speech (for instance, this U.S. State Department site about bin Laden and his anti-Jewish, anti-American, anti-Israeli, etc. remarks)? Where do you draw the line between reporting and supporting?