[OT] Re: FTA and news media (was: Re: [plug] xbox)

[Craig Foster]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au 
> [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au] On Behalf Of James Devenish
> Sent: Friday, 5 March 2004 9:54 AM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: Re: [OT] Re: FTA and news media (was: Re: [plug] xbox)
> 
> In message <1078450186.4447.8.camel at albert.localnet>
> on Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 09:29:46AM +0800, Craig Ringer wrote:
> > On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 22:50, James Devenish wrote:
> > 
> > > Various negative impacts upon intellectual property (and other 
> > > nuances besides the better-known pharmaceutical and agricultural 
> > > trade issues) have been known for some time, so why is it 
> that media 
> > > coverage continues to overlook these matters?
> > 
> > Because it's "too hard" - most people hear "computer" 
> related matters 
> > (in the broadest possible sense, including things like 
> software patent
> > law) and immediately switch off.
> 
> If the media are so capable of distorting matters generally, 
> surely they can find a way to incorporate IP matters. Most 
> people who want to do everyday activities with music and 
> entertainment would be quite ready to accept news about 
> expansions or limitations of those activities. At one stage, 
> I remember remember hearing some bad new about trademarks. 
> Maybe there could be a tie-in with sport -- could a US 
> company with no Australian operations take control of 
> Australian words and phrases like "Aussie rules" or something?
> 
> > Did you forget that Australia is still an primary 
> production nation, 
> > anyway :-P ?
> 
> <grin>
> 
</grin>
What? Like ugg boots^w^w "Ugg Boots (tm)" - trademark now owned by an
American company.

Grrr some of the words I used when I heard that... >:(


CraigF.