Re: [glob2-devel] Free software forbiden in France

[Martin Voelkle]

> = Free software forbiden in France =
>
> Message from FSF France, for urgent distribution:
>
> Because pressure from music and film industry, the french gouvernement
> wants to forbid free software before christmas. Music industry is ready
> "to sue free software authors who will continue to release their source
> code", saying that "if they do not give up, they are going to be forced
> into changing the licence".
>
> For more information, wisit Free Software Foundation France (1)
>
> This folows the closure of Grokster (2) software comany in the US.
>
>
>
> (1) http://www.fsffrance.org/news/article2005-11-25.fr.html
> (2) http://www.grokster.com/

Looks like people in the parliament reacted:
http://www.afp.com/francais/news/stories/051222105018.kpdfp9kf.html

Martin