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Copyright vs. Community
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Matt Lee
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Feb 22, 2008
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Location: Torgeson 2150, Virginia Tech, at the intersection of Alumni Mall and Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg, VA. Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed
to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing
press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer
networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it.
The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for
draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while
suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to
serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright--to promote progress, for
the benefit of the public--then we must make changes in the other
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The Free Software Movement
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Matt Lee
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Feb 22, 2008
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Feb 22, 2008 02:38 PM
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Location: Runan, Chalmers (Johanneberg), Goeteborg, Sweden. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history of the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend.
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Les Enclosures des Biens Communs: du Vivant aux Logiciels
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Matt Lee
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Feb 01, 2008
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Feb 25, 2008 08:15 AM
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Conférence organisée par l'association BELLGNULINUX. LIEUX: LA CANTINE, 151 rue Montmartre, 12 passage Montmartre
Galerie des Panoramas, 75002 Paris (http://lacantine.org/
). THEME DE LA CONFERENCE:
Les enclosures des biens communs : du vivant aux logiciels.
Par Richard Stallman et Jean-Pierrre Berlan.
Richard Stallman a lancé le développement du système d'exploitation GNU (utilisé
dans la combinaison GNU-Linux), et spécifiquement de la Licence Publique
Générale GNU (GNU GPL). Il est aussi le fondateur de la Free Software
Foundation.
Jean-Pierrre Berlan est un ancien Directeur de recherche en agronomie à l'INRA.
Il participe activement, aux côtés de la Confédération Paysanne, au débat sur
les soi-disant OGM et le brevetage du vivant, par une réflexion critique sur les
biotechnologies qu'il accuse d'être devenues des sciences de la mort.
Les "enclosures" désignent le mouvement d'expropriation des terres dévolues à
l'usage collectif qui s'est déroulé sur plusieurs siècles et a précédé et
préparé la Révolution industrielle. Le concept de « nouvelles enclosures »
désigne par analogie la captation de biens communs par l'invention par les
juristes des multinationales de nouveaux "droits" divers de « propriété sur le
vivant » (gènes, plantes, animaux), sur les connaissances comme les algorithmes
des logiciels, créant des monopoles qui cachent les effets et les conditions de
chacun d'eux, derrière la fausse généralisation et l'escroquerie sémantique de
l'expression « propriété intellectuelle ».
De nouvelles lois, comme « La loi de lutte contre la contrefaçon », mensongère à
plus d'un titre, votée au Sénat le 17 octobre 2007, permettra à des agents
assermentés d'organismes professionnels privés (semenciers, industrie du disque,
Business Software Alliance) d'apporter la preuve de la matérialité des
"infractions", en ayant le droit d'enquêter, y compris sur Internet, en étant à
la fois juge et partie.
Des pratiques sociales, professionnelles, culturelles telles que l'informatique
ou la reproduction du vivant, qui n'avaient a priori rien à voir entre elles, se
retrouvent encapuslées dans de mêmes dispositifs juridiques : « les nouvelles
enclosures ». C'est ainsi que les agriculteurs sont en train de devenir des «
contrefacteurs » puisque produire en agriculture, c'est inévitablement
reproduire, et du fait de l'extension du droit de brevet au vivant, c'est
reproduire ce qui « appartient à autrui ».
Pour Richard Stallman : « toutes les libertés dépendent de la liberté
informatique, elle n'est pas plus importante que les autres libertés
fondamentales mais, au fur et à mesure que les pratiques de la vie basculent sur
l'ordinateur, on en aura besoin pour maintenir les autres libertés. Profitant de
la faiblesse de la démocratie contemporaine, les grandes entreprises sont en
train de prendre le contrôle de l'Etat, ce sont elles qui contrôlent les lois,
pas les citoyens. Ça a commencé avec le Digital Millenium Copyright Act aux
Etats-Unis, puis elles ont imposé des directives européennes dans leur intérêt
».
Une meilleure connaissance des enjeux du logiciel libre peut-elle apporter des
éléments d'analyse, de réflexion et de réponse ? Pour quelles convergences ?
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Copyright vs. Community
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Matt Lee
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Feb 01, 2008
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Feb 01, 2008 02:28 PM
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Location: Intershop Tower, floor 29, Leutragraben 1, 07743 Jena, Deutschland. Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it. The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright—to promote progress, for the benefit of the public—then we must make changes in the other direction. This talk will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend.
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The Free Software Movement
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Matt Lee
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Feb 01, 2008
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Location: Intershop Tower, floor 27, Leutragraben 1, 07743 Jena, Deutschland. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history of the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. This talk will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend.
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The Free Software Movement
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Matt Lee
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Feb 01, 2008
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Feb 01, 2008 02:48 PM
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Location: Kalkscheune, Johannisstr. 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history of the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend.
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Copyright vs. Community
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Matt Lee
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Feb 01, 2008
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Location: World Trade Center, Boulevard Adolfo Ruiz Cortines No. 3497, Colonia Ylang-Ylang, Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico.
Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it. The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright—to promote progress, for the benefit of the public—then we must make changes in the other direction.
This speech will be given through videoconference and will be part of the "Noveno Congreso International de Ingenieria Industrial y Tecnologias de Informacion C9: Innovando el Futuro" which will be take place from April 17th through the 19th. Registration is required at <http://www.congresoingenieria.com/>
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The Free Software Movement
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Matt Lee
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Jan 29, 2008
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Location: Room F1, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history of the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide.
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Free Software in Ethics and in Practice
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Matt Lee
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Jan 28, 2008
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Location: Virginia Commonwealth University, Temple Building, room 1164. (For directions and parking, please, see <http://www.ugrad.vcu.edu/visitvcu/directions.html/>) Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history of the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. This talk will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend.
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Free Software in Ethics and in Practice
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Matt Lee
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Jan 28, 2008
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Location: Salone dei Cinquecento, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history of the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. This speech will be part of Pycon Due. It will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Priority will be given to those who have registered for the whole conference.
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