Well we keep coming back to the same argument don't we? "Other people steal copyright material so we will as well"
Thats why I said to drop this thread. Its not going anywhere. On 09/08/2010, Wire James <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tim > > > Get off your high horse. While many of us may be concerned about the rights > of copyright holders, the situation not only in Uganda but many other > African Countries outside South Africa is similar. Many times members on > this list who are in business can vouch for this, people have come up with > proposals, ideas, innovations e.t.c and they are 'stolen' from them > unashamedly and in most instances by corporates that originate from the so > called purist countries you are trying to talk about. I recall a very famous > case of one Lugger whose company tussled it out with a giant over > infringement of copyright on some software. This big company thought it > would frustrate the guy through the court process but luckily enough, he was > able to push on till the big elephant sought an out of court settlement. > However, how many people have been lucky enough to achieve such justice here > in Uganda? Few, very few. That is why you find the laissez faire attitude > among the list members because we have more pressing problems and needs than > pretending that copyright will change our lives. Many times we submit > proposals for jobs and they are 'copy n pasted' by competitors who have > insiders in the organisations we are approaching. It is a dog eat dog world > for now and I will unashamedly tell you that as for now, copyright issues > are at the bottom of our list of problems to think about. I would rather see > Badru's project go on if its aim has a more positive impact on this nation > eventually than guarding worthless songs that have nothing to copyright > about. Many of these musicians would not even earn a dime if copyright was > to be observed to the letter in this country. I remember 4 years ago a > musician I helped to get paid US$ 1500 for a 3 hour show all because I came > across his music on a website that he even didnt know about. Like someone > said, it is a skewed market. Just understand it the way it is. > > Wire > > > > On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 14:26 +0300, Tim Schofield wrote: > On 09/08/2010, Joseph Abdi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tim, > > > > It's because 90% of the list members have not faced copy-right issues .. > > Also, since almost 90% of our website materials in Uganda don't use > > original materials one does not > > yet see the need or importance of copy-right ... > > > > And again, remember this is a LUG list (Open-Source) where FREE, COPY, > > RE-USE > > is Legal ...with the OS mentality and mind-set, you can hardly have > support > > or understanding of it here .. > > No no no no. Open source is only about free re-use if you keep within > the narrow confines of the license that the software is issued under, > for example the GPL. It in no way condones the abuse of copyright. > Copyright is at the very heart of the GPL. Anyone on this list who is > using a kernel more recent than 2.6.13 is using some of my copyrighted > code which I allow them to do providing they stick to the letter of > the license that the code is released under (GPL v2.0). > > Every open source developer, and those who benefit from the use of > open source should be active in the protection of the rights of > copyright holders. I have spoken at LUG meetings around the world, and > never before found a group who consider that copyright holders rights > should be abused. > > You clearly believe the rest of the world will throw off its > fluffiness and join Uganda in this. Trust me you will be disappointed. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > -- WebERP Africa Ltd +447710427049 +256752963327 +255784602561 www.weberpafrica.com _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
