Re: microsoft vs opensource
On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 15:07:17 +0000
Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir@cohens.org.il> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 08:56:41AM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote:
> > Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> > >On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 11:07:55PM +0000, steef wrote:
> > >
> > >>maybe of some interest in a general sense
> > >>
> > >>ip_watch
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >> Free, Open Software Supporters Advocate Against Microsoft
> > >> Document Standard
> > >>
> > >>http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=941
> > >>
> > >
> > >And this is news for you? Where have you been hiding in the last
> > >year?
> > >
> > >The article itself is quite confusing. Which is quite expected
> > >of a site using a confusing name such as "intelectual property".
> > >
> > Just so you know: "intellectual property" is a well-known term of
> > art covering such things as patents, copyrights, trademarks and
> > licenses
> >
> > It's sort of hard to have a meaningful discussion of open source
> > issues if you don't understand the basics of intellectual
> > property law and practice.
>
> I'm not a lawyer. I'm a programmer. But I learned a bit about laws.
> Hopefully enough to know when I need to ask a lawyer and what.
>
> I know about copyrights laws. I know about patent laws. I know about
> trademarks. I know about property laws. I know of contract laws.
> I am not aware of any intelectual property laws.
>
A starting place may be:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property
--
Raquel
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