Hello from Gregg C Levine Haven't we been beating this subject over the head with a selection of blunt instruments? Or for that matter, the chosen weapons of a Tusken Sand Raider.
As I recall, early in the Twentieth Century, the Berne Convention spent an awful lot of time discussing these issues, and most of the countries of today, were signers then. We finally agreed to it, about forty years later. Naturally there are a few which ignore those laws, as often as they honor them. So, our little discussion here, while relevant, isn't going to settle this one, right now. Yes, John, I agree with you, our laws tend to annoy the folks in other countries. Sometimes. But grouching about it, here, isn't going to solve that one. ------------------- Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------ "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi "Use the Force, Luke."� Obi-Wan Kenobi (This company dedicates this E-Mail to General Obi-Wan Kenobi ) (This company dedicates this E-Mail to Master Yoda ) > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > John Summerfield > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 7:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] IBM and 600 jobs > > On Sun, 17 Aug 2003, Steven A. Adams wrote: > > > On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 05:02, Alan Cox wrote: > > > > > There are also a lot more young people in countries like Brazil, and a > > > > > much more "go do it" attitude as opposes to "go sue it". > > > > > > > > But Alan, that's what confuses me the most. Corporate US is nuts about > > > > inflicting pain on software (some) pirates and sending IP to a country > > > > that has absolutely no laws to protect this "property" seems very > > > > ambiguous. I apologize in advance, I don't mean to be offensive but this > > > > part of the world is well known for soft piracy. > > > > > > I don't follow your reasoning. Brazil has copyright laws and patent > > > laws. It also (as do many countries) has lots of software piracy. I > > > don't see what it has to do with where you put your business - they'll > > > get pirate copies wherever you put it 8) > > > > I guess you have a point with respect to Brazil, is this true for > > mid-eastern countries like India? Do they honor US patent laws? It seems > > that farming out like this would put a companies product at unnecessary > > risk. > > Why would any other country honour US patent laws? US patents are for the US, > not > other countries. > > This attitude so many Americans have that what's good for the US is good > for every else really cheeses others off. Each country has its own > culture, its own laws, its own way of doing things. Much of US law is of > little relevance to many countries: what need does the Solomon Is have > for law to regulate the conduct of its large multinational corporations? > Who does patent law benefit? Principally, large multinational > corporations. > > > Don't assume a US patent holds even in such a US-friendly country as > Australia. > > > -- > > > Cheers > John. > > Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at > http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb > Copyright John Summerfield. Reproduction prohibited.
