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How (and Why) To Wrap Your Head Around Free Software Licensing
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| Open source software is being taken seriously as a viable alternative to
| expensive proprietary applications but it's important to realize that, like
| its commercial brethren, it comes with a license for use. It's also important
| to remember that all open source licensing is not created equal.
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http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3482.html
Copyright on the tracks
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| The origins of the free software movement can be traced back to to the
| hackers of MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club, but more recently model railways
| have played a significant part in validating copyright law.
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http://www.itpro.co.uk/608091/copyright-on-the-tracks
Recent:
British Government Violates Copyright
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| As much as I utterly despise the entire premise of Intellectual Monopoly,
| this is about violating the principles of a Free License, and if it's good
| enough for the British government to violate our civil rights in the name of
| Intellectual Monopoly, then it's good enough for the Free World to protect
| its "property" (in fact Freedom) too…
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http://slated.org/british_government_violates_copyright
UK government stole website theme
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| NUMBER 10, the UK Prime Minister's website, is apparently built using a
| design it nicked.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/18/uk-government-stole-website
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