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Software Alliance's FRAND proposes to have Free software outlawed in the EU?

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IainB:
Looks like the Software Alliance is pushing to have Free and Open Source software outlawed in the EU.
Where next?
European Parliament To Exclude Free Software With FRAND
First time submitter jan.van.gent writes
"The European Parliament is on the verge of adopting a directive reforming standards, reform which would introduce FRAND patent licensing terms, an undefined term which has been seen as a direct attack on the fundamental principles of Free and Open Source software. The Business Software Alliance has been very active trying to get FRAND terms into the directive."

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More of Renegade's "cockroaches"?

Renegade:

AAARRRGGGHHH!!!


I see red... Rivers of red...

IainB:
The sad thing is that the EU bureaucrats making up this seemingly bonkers type of legislation form a body which - with very few exceptions - apparently consists largely of highly-paid unelected representatives appointed to sinecures with grandiose titles. There's even an unelected President been appointed for the EU now, it seems.
The decisions of these people seem to be able to take precedence over sovereign constitutions, rights and laws of member countries, having a kind of force majeure.

Meanwhile the EU populations lie down and passively allow this non-democracy (or reversal of democracy) to roll right over them.

Maybe they will soon have the appointment of an Emperor...it's what they probably deserve.

cranioscopical:
Maybe they will soon have the appointment of an Emperor
-IainB (February 28, 2012, 07:29 AM)
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Naked ambition?
 

IainB:
Maybe they will soon have the appointment of an Emperor
-IainB (February 28, 2012, 07:29 AM)
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Naked ambition?
-cranioscopical (February 28, 2012, 10:40 AM)
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Har-de-har-har. Very droll.       ;)
Transparent humour.

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