French Government Lobbied to Ban Free Software

[p2p-freAk]

Friday November 18th, 2005, French Department of Culture. SNEP and SCPP have told Free Software authors: "You will be required to change your licenses." SACEM add: "You shall stop publishing free software," and warn they are ready "to sue free software authors who will keep on publishing source code" should the "VU/SACEM/BSA/FA Contents Department"[1] bill proposal pass in the Parliament.

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/5988/French+Government+Lobbied+to+Ban+Free+Software/

 

[vampirekiss1]

funniest thing ever. lol

 

[Afterimage]

That's about the dumbest thing I've read in months.

What are those backwards asshats thinking over there?

At least it should be fairly easy to circumvent.

 

[chessnut]

I think Microsoft must be really happy if this bill passes. They have been calling freeware software authors communists and now they finally have their ammunition to fight those people.

 

[samsilburt]

I think Microsoft must be really happy if this bill passes. They have been calling freeware software authors communists and now they finally have their ammunition to fight those people.

Is microsoft really in competition with freeware software?

 

[davemeer]

This is coming from FRANCE? lmao hahahahahah France..kakakakakalmao ...and they make it like they are doing a coup d'etat...Lmao ..You must CEASE to do this by the order of parliament.kakaka lmao omgwtfbbq. haha