I have a question though... Does it have to be legit to serve as a warning? Kasi totoo naman nonetheless yung sinasabi dun sa email message e.
I mean, piracy is down right illegal, and there are no justifications that will make it legal -- unless alisin yung laws na nagpoprohibit ng piracy or infringement of intellectual property rights. Since we're all in the Free Software/Open Source community, we might as well do our share in preserving the laws of the land. Sana inde na natin tangkilikin yung mga pirated software at kung ano mang mga pirated na mga bagay na available. Let's promote the enforcement of the law with regards to intellectual property rights, and at the same time promote the use, propagation, and improvement of the available as well as up and coming Free/Open Source Software. Let's not wait for the NBI to come barging into our offices and houses with search/arrest warrants. Let's stop using and propagating pirated software and goods ASAP. Just my 2 cents worth. Have a nice day everyone! :) On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Sherwin T. Ang wrote: > from where's the email headers really from? was it legit? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "aracelipraiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:52 PM > Subject: [plug] NBI Warning - But No Mention of FOSS Option > > > > Our (small/medium-sized) company just got a letter from NBI [below]. > > I assume it is part of a mass mailing. Did anyone else get it? > > It seems the NBI is now the one doing the warning, not BSA > > or Microsoft anymore. I wonder how they get company > > addresses for their mailing database. > > > > Anyway, my comment is that a mass mailing like this could have > > been a good opportunity to mention the option of free software, > > so people would at least get an idea that there is such an > > alternative. But there was no such mention. Opportunity lost. > > > > I wish the FOSS-advocating part of the government (who might > > that be: ASTI? DOST?) could influence the police part of the > > government to add just one sentence to their anti-piracy > > campaigns, mentioning the possibility of using free software. > > I guess the commercial software lobby is the only influence > > on the police part right now. > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Dear XXX; > > > > Please read this letter carefully as it may affect your company's > > future. > > > > The use of software illegally has become rampant within businesses. > > For your information, software copyright is infringed whenever a > > company uses or reproduces software without a license from the > > affected software company. This is also known as end user piracy. > > Using a software program without a proper license can lead to > > criminal charges and civil action. > > > > The use of software illegally is a criminal offense that has harmful > > effects on our economy. It hampers the growth of our IT sector and > > inhibits foreign investors from doing business in our country. > > It also causes losses in income for many companies, jobs for > > thousands of Filipinos, and tax revenues for the government. > > > > In 1996, the NBI IPR Division was established to more actively go > > after violators of our IP Laws including those that infringe software > > copyright. To date, we have: 1,042 search warrants served; > > 1,233 cases of piracy and counterfeiting filed; and 89 pending cases. > > > > The NBI is committed to combating end-user software piracy by > > investigating violators and where necessary, effecting arrests, > > searches and seizures in accordance with the law. Software > > infringers risk both imprisonment and a fine for their acts. > > > > PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE FREE FROM PIRATED PRODUCTS BY ENSURING > > THAT EACH OF YOUR SOFTWARE PROGRAMS IS PROPERLY LICENSED. TAKE > > TIME OUT TO AUDIT YOUR SOFTWARE. DISCARD AND REMOVE ALL > > PIRATED SOFTWARE. > > > > All forms of intellectual property, be it music, movies, books > > or software, deserve to be respected and protected to help boost > > economic growth. Let's work together to eradicate piracy > > in our country! > > > > Very truly yours, > > By authority of NBI Director Reynaldo Wycoco: > > (Signed) Rafael Z. Ragos > > Head, IPR Division of NBI > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > -- > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > > . > > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > > . > > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > > > > > > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
