I expect to be in the USA in early-to-mid May (and possibly again in July). If you would like me to speak at a private or public event, or to provide consulting services, I would be pleased to hear from you. Combining multiple engagements saves money, saves energy and is good for us all! Please [...]
☆ Meddling In Foreign Affairs
Posted on May 11, 2011 by Simon Phipps
The Special 301 Report is an annual publication by the US Trade Representative (USTR), fulfilling US legal requirements to identify countries whose copyright, patent, trademark and trade secrets laws and practices are of concern to the USA. You may recall I’ve written unflatteringly about USTR before. The report’s content reflects the input of US trade [...]
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☞ White House Does Open Source
Posted on April 22, 2010 by Simon Phipps
Obama release open source code. Way to go.
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✍ Software Freedom Has A Posse
Posted on March 12, 2010 by Simon Phipps
OSfA takes effective action on behalf of America’s open source communities
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✍ Condemning Developing Nations By Deception
Posted on February 28, 2010 by Simon Phipps
§ A recent blog posting at The Guardian about the US “Special 301″ rules has generated deep concern around the global open source community. It points (via a blog posting by Edinburgh University law lecturer Andres Guadamuz) to this year’s recommendations from the controversially-named International Intellectual Property Alliance, which describes itself as “a private sector [...]
Filed under: Issues, Open Source | Tagged: BSA, FOSS, IIPA, Open Source, Special 301, Trade, USA | 3 Comments »
