US copyright lobby out-of-touch
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| The International Intellectual Property Alliance, an association that
| brings together US lobby groups representing the movie, music,
| software, and publisher industries, last week delivered its annual
| submission to the US government featuring its views on the inadequacy
| of intellectual property protection around the world.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6379309.stm
They still try to /change/ fundamental laws in order to sustain their cash
flow while they face better and disruptive technology. They throw money at
the problem of changing laws.
Related:
Ballmer: Novell deal proves open source needs to 'respect IP rights'
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| The same week that Microsoft issued a press release providing further
| details about some of the technological advances that will result
| from the November 2006 technology agreement between Novell and
| Microsoft, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told Wall Street what he
| really thinks the deal means to Microsoft.
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| During a forecast update meeting for financial analysts and shareholders on
| February 15, Ballmer reiterated that, to him, the deal is more about
| Microsoft exerting intellectual property (IP) pressure on Novell than
| anything else.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=265
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