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(3) Several such companies now exist. |
(3) Several such companies now exist. |
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(4) The Free Software Foundation raises most of its funds from a |
(4) The Free Software Foundation raisesd most of its funds for 10 |
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distribution service, although it is a charity rather than a company. |
years from a distribution service, although it is a charity rather |
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If *no one* chooses to obtain copies by ordering from the FSF, it |
than a company. |
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will be unable to do its work. But this does not mean that proprietary |
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restrictions are justified to force every user to pay. If a small |
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fraction of all the users order copies from the FSF, that is sufficient |
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to keep the FSF afloat. So we ask users to choose to support us in |
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this way. Have you done your part? |
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(5) A group of computer companies recently pooled funds to support |
(5) A group of computer companies pooled funds around 1991 to |
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maintenance of the GNU C Compiler. |
support maintenance of the GNU C Compiler. |
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(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 |
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of "the issue" of "intellectual property". That term is obviously |
of "the issue" of "intellectual property". That term is obviously |
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biased; more subtle is the fact that it lumps together various |
biased; more subtle is the fact that it lumps together various |
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disparate laws which raise very different issues. Nowadays I urge |
disparate laws which raise very different issues. Nowadays I urge |
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people to reject the term "intellectual property" entirely, lest it |
people to reject the term "intellectual property" entirely, lest it |
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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 |
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clear is to to discuss patents, copyrights, and trademarks separately. |
clear is to to discuss patents, copyrights, and trademarks separately. |
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of how this term spreads confusion and bias. |