Re: [libreoffice-website] ACTA banner?

[Olav Dahlum <odahlum@gmail.com>]

2012/1/27 Charles-H. Schulz <charles.schulz@documentfoundation.org>

> Hello there,
>
> Le Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:23:55 -0500,
> webmaster for Kracked Press Productions <webmaster@krackedpress.com> a
> écrit :
>
> (snipped part of the thread)
>
> >
> > >
> > What we need is a good info page stating what ACTA is about - as it
> > effects packages like LO.  I heard of this ACTA only yesterday so we
> > need to have some good info.  Also, I thing we need to include text
> > about what all these proposed [and enacted] laws/regulations are
> > meant to do, but what their impact would be for legal file transfer
> > sites and open-source/FOSS packages being shared via the Internet.
> > There has been legal file swapping sites being shut down because a
> > group states that they are doing something wrong - even if they are
> > not.  These attempts to reduce, or even wipe out, piracy is harming
> > the flow of legal file sharing or sites that allow you to legally
> > download files like LO and other legally sharable software and
> > multimedia.  I host a LO web site, which is a "testing portal" for my
> > DVD.  If I understand some of these regulations, I may have to close
> > that portal since I do not own the copyrights to LO and the FOSS
> > packages withing the online version of my DVD.  So a real good page
> > about piracy regulation [proposed and enacted] and sharing LO/FOSS is
> > really needed.
> >
> >
>
> That is one example, yes. The other one will be the stronger (much
> stronger) enforceability of software patents and closing down of
> websites will be ordered without judges consent. That directly affects
> FOSS and LibreOffice. I was wondering, would you like to put together
> such a text? We'd put it on our website along with the various other
> public links.
>
> Best,
>
> --
> Charles-H. Schulz
> Member of the Board of Directors,
> The Document Foundation.
>
>

Even if the EU parliament voted software patents down, ACTA could lead to
enforcement of them after all. In general, laws like these are not about
protecting interests, but rather secure the status quo enjoyed by its
strongest supporters, and at the same time prevent innovation leading to
the same parties demise in certain markets. Just look at what Kodak turned
into when they went bust; a patent troll. Clogging up the justice system
with nonsense, like they do in the USA, might no be what we want in Europe …

– Olav

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