On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 11:39:26 +0100 Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 07, 2011 at 08:16:32PM +1000, Weaver wrote: > > This Intellectual property rubbish is beginning to make me angry. > > What now? > > Are we expected, each and everyone of us, supposed to pay a stipend > > to some johnny-come-lately opportunist? > > Not necessarily. That is why we have courts to decide these things. If > the court decides that Johnny Come-Lately (herein referred to as Mr > Come-Lately) does own the intellectual property, then yes. In this > case, Debian would likely have to drop the relevant package(s) and > seek some other source of the data. > > If, however, the court decides that Mr Come-Lately doesn't have a > claim or that the time-zone data wasn't infringing, then no, I see no > reason to pay someone for something they have no right to request > payment for. > > However, the nice thing about the system is the ability to challenge > such claims. Be thankful you live in a world with such freedoms. > I'm afraid that it is becoming increasingly obvious that we don't. Weaver. -- "In a world without walls and fences, what need have we for Windows or Gates?" -Anon. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111007204738.30c6f962.wea...@riseup.net
