[pp.int.general] Conference: Tensions between IPRs and the ICT standardisation process: reasons and remedies (22. November - Brussels)

[Richard Stallman]

That event calls for a protest, against the overgeneralization
inherent in the term "intellectual property".  These laws are more
different than similar, so any suggestion to think of them as one
single issue is an obstacle to careful thought about any one of these
laws.  Issues of patent law should not be called "intellectual
property".  See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.html.

Might you be interested in printing lots of handouts to give out
at the event?  Beyond the page mentioned above, others that you might
find relevant are http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/trivial-patent.html
and http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/software-literary-patents.html.

-- 
Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation
51 Franklin St
Boston MA 02110
USA
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