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# Line 518  friends or over the net.  But it does su Line 518  friends or over the net.  But it does su
518    
519     (3)  Several such companies now exist.     (3)  Several such companies now exist.
520    
521     (4)  The Free Software Foundation raises most of its funds from a     (4)  The Free Software Foundation raisesd most of its funds for 10
522  distribution service, although it is a charity rather than a company.  years from a distribution service, although it is a charity rather
523  If *no one* chooses to obtain copies by ordering from the FSF, it  than a company.
 will be unable to do its work.  But this does not mean that proprietary  
 restrictions are justified to force every user to pay.  If a small  
 fraction of all the users order copies from the FSF, that is sufficient  
 to keep the FSF afloat.  So we ask users to choose to support us in  
 this way.  Have you done your part?  
524    
525     (5)  A group of computer companies recently pooled funds to support     (5) A group of computer companies pooled funds around 1991 to
526  maintenance of the GNU C Compiler.  support maintenance of the GNU C Compiler.
527    
528     (6) In the 80s I had not yet realized how confusing it was to speak     (6) In the 80s I had not yet realized how confusing it was to speak
529  of "the issue" of "intellectual property".  That term is obviously  of "the issue" of "intellectual property".  That term is obviously
530  biased; more subtle is the fact that it lumps together various  biased; more subtle is the fact that it lumps together various
531  disparate laws which raise very different issues.  Nowadays I urge  disparate laws which raise very different issues.  Nowadays I urge
532  people to reject the term "intellectual property" entirely, lest it  people to reject the term "intellectual property" entirely, lest it
533  lead others to suppose this is one coherent issue.  The way to be  lead others to suppose that those laws form one coherent issue.  The way to be
534  clear is to to discuss patents, copyrights, and trademarks separately.  clear is to to discuss patents, copyrights, and trademarks separately.
 See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html.  
535    See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.xhtml for more explanation
536    of how this term spreads confusion and bias.

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