[Ubuntu-SG] Should we "Say No to Piracy"?
Tom Goh
tomgohj at gmail.com
Mon Jun 22 19:38:12 UTC 2009
suhaw koh wrote:
> Going back ontopic, should we at least engage HIP ? Or should we sit
> back and let the pro-business interests dictate the agenda ?
What do you plan to achieve by joining and what will be your plan of
action once joined?
I will keep and open mind and if it is convincing I will support this
initiative.
>
> Cheers.
>
>
>
> suhaw
>
>
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> 2009/6/22 Chen Xiangpeng <xp at xp.sg <mailto: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
> <mailto:kohsuhaw at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > Hi Chew,
> >
> > 2009/6/22 chewearn <chew4097 at gmail.com <mailto:chew4097 at gmail.com>>
> >
> > 2009/6/22 suhaw koh <kohsuhaw at gmail.com <mailto: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
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