I never know whether to roll about on the floor laughing at these idiots or be very, very afraid. These are the latest rantings of the entertainment and software industry on intellectual property in which they argue that countries which support open source at governmental level should be put on a ‘watch list’.

Perhaps we should be very afraid in light of a new law being shooshed through Parliament on the down-low, once again, of the entertainment industry, which would not only force ISPs to spy on users and pass information on their internet use to ‘copyright holders’ but also suspend broadband access for infringement by anyone using that connection (so that libraries, internet cafes etc will find it difficult to operate) and also block sites which champion freedom of information such as Wikileaks. And, if the entertainment industry gets its way, this would include Free and Open Source Software.

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Tags : edemocracy, ip, socialchange