Videos: Food for Thought on Freedom of Thought, Corruption, and Corporate Deregulation
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2008-12-31 14:54:19 UTC
Modified: 2008-12-31 14:54:19 UTC
FREE SOFTWARE DAILY has just shared the following video, which puts under scrutiny the idea of software patenting.
Eben Moglen addressed the students and staff of Christ University, Bangalore, on the topic of "The Free Software Movement and the Struggle for Freedom of Thought" on 12-12-2008 in the Main auditorium of the Christ University campus.
Here is Larry Lessig speaking about the role of corruption in politics -- an issues he studies more closely than copyrights these days. This has a lot to do with so-called "intellectual property", which is just a monopoly enabler, or a government-granted franchise.
Here is questioning of the behaviour of corporations in general. A lack of regulation can be tied to the collapse of our economy at the moment.
"It means a situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares, and therefore is an example of psychological projection, or hypocrisy. Use of the expression to discredit or deflect a claim of wrongdoing by attacking the originator of the claim for their own similar behaviour (rather than acknowledging the guilt of both) is the tu quoque logical fallacy."
Comments
Doug
2008-12-31 16:36:14
Dan
2008-12-31 16:43:25
I can't say I agree with that, in it's design stage, I beleive it was meant only to credit those who deserve credit. Sadly, it has...turned.
Roy Schestowitz
2008-12-31 17:59:51