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

Jerry Weyer jerry.weyer at pp-international.net
Thu Nov 4 22:00:17 CET 2010


Hello,

On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Richard Stallman <rms at gnu.org> wrote:

> 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?


I see what I can do. I'll print as many as I can carry ;)

I will also try to take as many notes as possible and let all of you know
what will be discussed.

Regards,

Jerry


>  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
> www.fsf.org, www.gnu.org
>
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