[huskerlug] Re: HUGE win for Microsoft...
- From: Jim Worrest <jworrest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 12:09:56 -0500
Jerry, is there any source of information that tells you the various
programs that does what
Yast does for SimplyMepis. I would like to reset my resolution on the
Mepis program, since I
got a better monitor for that computer. ---Jim
Jerry Kreps wrote:
>http://www.directdeals.com/coa_notification.aspx
>
>
>"Microsoft and other software manufacturers have been trying to get
>legislation in place that would undermine or circumvent the First Sale
>Doctrine for years. Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act of 1996, commonly
>known as The First Sale Doctrine (
>http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/dltr/articles/2001dltr0018.html) is the
>part of the law that gives us (both our company and the individual) the
>rights to resell or otherwise dispose of any product that has a copyright
>or trademark without the consent of the copyright holder. Meaning, once the
>product has been sold at least one time, the copyright holder can no longer
>dictate how the product is sold or distributed. This new law seems to
>contradict the First Sale Doctrine by making it illegal to sell genuine
>software products and components even after the first sale has been made.
>
>This is a HUGE win for Microsoft. Not only were they able to lobby Congress
>to get this law written, but they did it under the radar so it had little
>or no publicity until the President signed it into law. DirectDeals feels
>like this law will most certainly be challenged in court, but as the law is
>written at this time, we must comply with it or risk being criminally sued
>for up to $25,000.00 per infringement (per COA.) "
>
>I wonder how much money "The author of this bill is Representative Lamar
>Smith-R from Texas. Rep. Smith " made by being a friend of Bush & Gates?
>
>
>Out of curiosity I looked up the history of HR03632 which is NOW=20
>Public Law No: 108-482
>
>http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:HR03632:@@@R
>
>
>
>11/21/2003 Introduced/originated in House
>
>7/13/2004 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept.
>108-600.
>
>9/21/2004 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and
>pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
>
>12/8/2004 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous
>Consent.
>
>12/8/2004 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by
>Unanimous Consent.
>
>12/23/2004 Signed by President.
>
>12/23/2004 Became Public Law No: 108-482 [Text, PDF]
>
>Introduced on Nov 21, 2003 it lay hidden in the Committee on Judiciary
>until it was forgotten, and then it was passed by the House, the Senate and
>signed by Bush, all within 3 months. =A0Nobody is on record as actually
>voting in favor of this gift to Microsoft, so they all can claim
>"deniability", except Bush, who signed it.
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>JLK
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