__/ [ [H]omer ] on Wednesday 27 September 2006 11:33 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> | Which is just my point. What Microsoft has done should give lawyers
>> | like Rudin pause. Overly-broad patent claims, overly-restrictive
>> | copyright claims (which trump technology) are hurting the economy.
>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=797
>
> Following the topic, back and forth over both websites, the thing that
> struck me most is the degree to which corporations have a very real
> influence on law, and thus the workings of society.
>
> There is a myriad of "bodies", organisations, groups, and certain
> "departments" within companies, that exist purely to covertly manipulate
> society for financial benefit. Or to put it melodramatically; there is
> an evil and powerful element within society, that seeks to retune it to
> serve an evil purpose.
True. Here's a very recent example.
Google forms political pressure group
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1355970172&rid=-50
Don't Be Evil -- Hire It Done
,----[ Quote ]
| "The NY Times among others is reporting that Google is ramping up its
| lobbying clout (registration or bugmenot required). The 'Don't be evil'
| search engine company has hired the infamous astroturfing and dirty
| tricks firm Direct Connect, Inc. You may remember DCI from their recent
| attempts to pass off their 'Penguin Army' video as a product of some
| lone wit, unconnected with their client, Exxon. Or their involvement in
| Microsoft's 'even dead voters love Microsoft' campaign. With a staff of
| veterans in the biz (such as Chris 'Swiftboat' LaCivita and Jim
| 'Electioneering' Tobin), led by Tom 'Big Tobacco on the Dole' Synhorst,
| I'm sure DCI will be able to give Google whatever they're paying them
| for. The question is, what are they paying them for? And does 'Don't be
| evil' imply 'Don't pay professionals to be evil for you?' Or could
| there possibly be a non-evil reason to hire these clowns?"
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http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/14/1534224&from=rss
While we're on that subject I'd like to point out that there were articles
published which said "Open Source community welcomes Microsoft's patent
'thingie'" (can't recall the precise wording). Essentially, someone decided
to herald this so-called gesture 'on behalf' of us all...
Dana is absorbing a lot of pressure (through comments) for being blunt and
honest.
Best wishes,
Roy
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