Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Sam Kuper
On 11/03/2014, Daniel Pocock wrote: > Many people wouldn't want to touch this with a ten foot pole. The > consequences of even showing sympathy for this type of package could > well have personal consequences for some people well into the future, > here is a typical example: > > http://www.bbc.co

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Sam Kuper
On 11/03/2014, Thibaut Paumard wrote: > Le 11/03/2014 20:10, Sam Kuper a écrit : >> My point was that if legal (in some jurisdictions) and literary >> discussions of abuse are completely excluded from Debian, then an act >> of censorship has been performed, which may itsel

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Sam Kuper
On 11/03/2014, Mateusz Jończyk wrote: > W dniu 11.03.2014 15:52, Sam Kuper pisze: >> On 11/03/2014, Joseph Neal wrote: > According to statistics [2] > "One in 20 children (4.8%) have experienced contact sexual abuse." This has > probably a devastating effect on their

Re: FYI: debian-legal is discussing the inclusion in the Debian archive of "erotic" interactive fiction depicting the sexual abuse of children

2014-03-11 Thread Sam Kuper
On 11/03/2014, Joseph Neal wrote: > I hate to stir up shit, but that's exactly what I'm doing. If you hate to do it, then please don't do it. > Several people have already objected but I hope there will be such a > resounding rejection that nobody considers submitting something like > this again

EU Copyright Consultation

2014-01-31 Thread Sam Kuper
Dear all, With apologies for cross-posting, I think the European Commission consultation below on the future of copyright law in the EU may be of interest to many of you due to its deep structure and international scope. Ann Rossiter's email below was addressed to people working in libraries and