[pp.int.general] Bullshit EU consultation

Richard Stallman rms at gnu.org
Fri Jan 4 21:01:10 CET 2013


I am having trouble correlating
http://ameliaandersdotter.eu/2012/12/17/commission-ipred-consultation-answering-guide-citizens-w-copyrights/
with the consultation questionnaire, which is entitled
"Civil enforcement of intellectual property rights:
publc consultation on the efficiency of proceedings and
accessibility of measures".  The suggestion page talks
about "Questionnaire, page 1" and I can't even see
what that could mean.

The questions in this one are so narrowly targeted on enforcing these
unrelated laws for profit that it's hard for me to see any answers I
could give.  It asks me the "value" of my "IPR portfolio".  The FSF
holds copyrights, but we don't think of them as a "portfolio", and I
can't value them in money.  How much is everyone's freedom to share
GCC worth in euros?  It asks us to "evaluate the significance" of them
in terms of "performance and growth".  No answer to that either.
It asks how infringement impacts the "value" and "investment".
I can't answer that either.

Are we talking about two different surveys?

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