Well look at that. Here's a posting I got from cyberpromdi. The BSA Stormtroopers are declaring a truce to prepare their bunker buster bombs.
Tell me what you think and what we can do. -----------Read Below---------------------- What: BSA Truce Campaign - "Go ICT, Stop Software Piracy" When: March 16 - April 30, 2002 Salient points are as follows: 1. NO RAIDS will be conducted during the truce period. 2. BSA will get in touch with 15,000 end users and encourage them to check their software requirements and go "legal" 3. BSA will conduct SOftware Asset Management (SAM) seminars in key cities around the country (please see the sked below) 4. Enforcement will commence at the end of the truce period - MAY 1. This means that the BSA in coordination with the NBI will conduct search and seizure operations on endusers AND resellers using unlicensed software. BSA has announced a TRUCE campaign starting March 16 to April 30, 2002. Attached are talking points about the program. Talking Points Go ICT, Stop Software Piracy Campaign BSA Campaign for the Philippines The Go ICT, Stop Software Piracy is a truce campaign launched on March 15. The campaign aims to promote the development of the ICT sector through the protection of intellectual property rights. The following are the organizations and agencies that supported the campaign: -Association of the Government Internal Auditors (AGIA) -Business Software Alliance (BSA) -Chief Information Officers Forum, Inc. (CIO Forum) -Digital Philippines -Government Organization for IT (GO-IT) -Information Technology and E-commerce Council (ITEC) -Information Technology Association of the Philippines (ITAP) -Information Technology Foundation of the Philippines (ITFP) -Institute of Internal Auditors of the Philippines (IIA-P) -Intellectual Property Foundation (IPF) -Intellectual Property Office (IPO) -Philippine Computer Society (PCS) -Philippine Internet Service Organization (PISO) -Philippine Software Association (PSA) The truce will run from March 16 to April 30, 2002. During this period, BSA will temporarily cease enforcement action against companies who are reported to the BSA hotline for using illegal and unlicensed software. BSA will employ a variety of communication efforts to inform the public about the "truce" campaign. -Around 15,000 companies all over the Philippines will hear directly from the BSA who will encourage companies to check and legalize their software, and also register their compliance with BSA. -BSA will be holding software asset management seminars (SAM seminar) in key cities of the country. The seminar aims to encourage companies to adopt a good software practice within their business premises. The following is the schedule of the seminars: --April 16, 2002 - Mandaue City, Waterfont Hotel --April 17, 2002 - Davao City, Marco Polo Hotel --April 18, 2002 - Makati City, New World Renaissance Hotel BSA representatives will conduct a sample survey of companies who have received BSA information about SAM. BSA telemarketers will be ready to answer questions concerning the Go ICT campaign as well as the SAM seminars. Aside from this, BSA has dedicated an email address for those who have queries on the campaign. The email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Enforcement activities will commence at the end of the truce period, on 1st May 2002. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) with support and assistance from BSA will conduct search and seizure operations against companies who continue to use unlicensed software after the truce period isover. BSA expects increased numbers of calls to the anti-piracy hotline operated by BSA and its members during the truce period. Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
