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Special 301 Report versus Free Software: Strong-arm tactics are the only way proprietary software can compete
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| The IIPA goes on to demand that Indonesia
| rescind this order on page 80:
|
| âIIPA requests that the government of
| Indonesia take the following actions,
| which would result in the most
| significant near term commercial benefits
| to the copyright industries: [â] Rescind
| March 2009 MenPAN circular letter
| endorsing the use and adoption of open
| source software [â]â
|
| The IIPAâs war against the free software
| revolution then takes us to the Philippines
| on page 148:
|
| âIIPA was concerned regarding reports of
| consideration of a Free Open Source
| Software bill which would require
| government offices to use open source
| software. Passage of that bill would deny
| technology choice regarding software
| usage and ultimately would stunt the
| growth of the IT industry in the
| Philippines.â
|
| Thailandâs commitment to open source is
| attacked on page 353:
|
| âAmong other market access restrictions
| to be addressed, reverse proposed policy
| mandating use of open source software,
| and, e.g., requiring bundling of
| government funded computers and
| computers for schools with open source
| software; maintain neutral policies
| with respect to technology choice.â
|
| Vietnam is instructed to avoid open source
| on page 396: âCease government-endorsed
| open source preference policy which is
| limiting technology choice in Vietnam.â
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http://news.northxsouth.com/2010/03/07/special-301-report-versus-free-software-strong-arm-tactics-is-the-only-way-proprietary-software-can-compete/
Related:
Adobe acts against Flash video stream recorder
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| SourceForge, the open-source project host, has removed the pages of the
| rtmpdump stream-recording software from its network in response to a
| cease-and-desist notice from Adobe. The program uses the Real-Time Messaging
| Protocol (RTMP) to record not only streamed Flash media but also encrypted
| streams. Adobe added encryption to its proprietary protocol on introducing
| Flash Media Server 3 in order to prevent the recording of Flash content, and
| defined RTMPE (RMTP encrypted) for the purpose. Adobe takes the view that its
| copy protection can be circumvented by the RTMPE support incorporated in
| rtmpdump and, in its cease-and-desist notice, invokes the Digital Millennium
| Copyright Act to prevent the distribution of the software.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/Adobe-acts-against-Flash-video-stream-recorder--/news/113370
EFF accuses Apple of muzzling iPhone hobbyists
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| The operator of a wiki website has filed a federal lawsuit that accuses Apple
| of trying to squelch protected speech after it demanded the removal of posts
| discussing ways hobbyists can make iPods and iPhones work with software other
| than iTunes.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/27/eff_sues_apple/
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