Danny Yee wrote:
>
> I believe some of these copyright proposals pose a serious threat to
> free software. It would be good to see SLUG write to the committee
> involved, putting the views of a Linux users group (to help oppose the
> BSAA-funded lobbyists pushing the case for Microsoft and their ilk).
I don't see it doing much good. Western governments are gearing up for
a "war on copyright violation" as extreme as the "war on drugs" --
except worse, because while the community thinks of illegal drugs as a
serious taboo, few consider copyright violation a serious crime.
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