[Ubuntu-SG] Should we "Say No to Piracy"?

[suhaw koh]

Going back ontopic, should we at least engage HIP ?  Or should we sit back
and let the pro-business interests dictate the agenda ?
Cheers.



suhaw



2009/6/22 Chen Xiangpeng <xp at xp.sg>

> Hi all,
>
> this is getting offtopic but I think it's a matter of how big an
> impact your organisation has on business in Singapore. We are too
> insignificant  to draw the govt's attention for our "detrimental"
> behavior. Hehe
>
> XP
>
> On Monday, June 22, 2009, suhaw koh <kohsuhaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Chew,
> >
> > 2009/6/22 chewearn <chew4097 at gmail.com>
> >
> > 2009/6/22 suhaw koh <kohsuhaw at gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > <edit>
> > As for the more recent Nov 2008 DL article about Sim Lim raids that Chew
> quoted, they are specifically about modifying devices to circumvent access
> control measures, ie modifying the Wii machines to play pirated software.
> >
> >
> > <edit>
> >
> >
> >
> > My point is that the Law could be broadly worded, such that the "device"
> could reasonably be applied to a Personal Computer.
> > Most laws are broadly worded as they cannot be expected to deal with
> every minute detail.
> >
> >
> >  In other word, the decss package could be considered illegal in
> Singapore (just like in US), because it's enable circumvention of the DVD
> access control.
> >
> > While circumvention of DVD access control may be illegal, we also know
> that there is also an express provision in Section 261C(10) allowing for
> import or sale of devices whose sole purpose is to control market
> segmentation for access to films e.g. multi-coded DVD player.
> >
> >  My personal opinion: in practice, Singapore is a very pro-business
> country.  It is very likely that anything we do in this matter that would be
> detrimental to "business" would get us into trouble.
> >
> > In that case, the very existence of TUSG would get us into trouble:
> Anything we may want to do can be considered as being detrimental to
> business.
> > Cheers.
> >
> >  suhaw
> > --
> > ________________________
> > Koh Su Haw  许树浩
> > http://suhaw.teresaville.org/
> >
> >
> >
>



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