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Free software, free society : selected essays of Richard M. Stallman / introduction by Lawrence Lessig ; edited by Joshua Gay.
2002
N 640 STA.F
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Title
Free software, free society : selected essays of Richard M. Stallman / introduction by Lawrence Lessig ; edited by Joshua Gay.
Author
Stallman, Richard, author.
Gay, Joshua, editor.
Lessig, Lawrence, Préface.
Lessing, Lawrence.
Stallman, Richard M.
Gay, Joshua, editor.
Lessig, Lawrence, Préface.
Lessing, Lawrence.
Stallman, Richard M.
Edition
First edition.
Description
220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN
1882114981
9781882114986
9781882114986
Alternate Call Number
N 640 STA.F
Summary
The intersection of ethics, law, business and computer software is the subject of these essays and speeches by MacArthur Foundation Grant winner, Richard M. Stallman. This collection includes historical writings such as The GNU Manifesto, which defined and launched the activist Free Software Movement, along with new writings on hot topics in copyright, patent law, and the controversial issue of "trusted computing." Stallman takes a critical look at common abuses of copyright law and patents when applied to computer software programs, and how these abuses damage our entire society and remove our existing freedoms. He also discusses the social aspects of software and how free software can create community and social justice. Given the current turmoil in copyright and patent laws, including the DMCA and proposed CBDTPA, these essays are more relevant than ever. Stallman tackles head-on the essential issues driving the current changes in copyright law. He argues that for creativity to flourish, software must be free of inappropriate and overly-broad legal constraints. Over the past twenty years his arguments and actions have changed the course of software history; this new book is sure to impact the future of software and legal policies in the years to come.
Note
Introduction by Lawrence Lessig.
Formatted Contents Note
Section one : The GNU project and free software
The GNU project
The GNU manifesto
Free software definition
Why software should not have owners
What's in a name?
Why "free software" is better than "open source"
Releasing free software if you work at a university
Selling free software
Free software needs free documentation
Free software song
Section two : Copyright, copyleft, and patents
The right to read
Misinterpreting copyright : a series of errors
Science must "push" copyright aside
What is copyleft?
Copyleft : pragmatic idealism
The danger of software patents
Section three : Freedom, society, and software
Can you trust your computer?
Why software should be free
Copyright and globalization in the age of computer networks
Free software : freedom and cooperation
Words to avoid
Section four : The licenses
GNU general public license
GNU lesser general public license
GNU free documentation license.
The GNU project
The GNU manifesto
Free software definition
Why software should not have owners
What's in a name?
Why "free software" is better than "open source"
Releasing free software if you work at a university
Selling free software
Free software needs free documentation
Free software song
Section two : Copyright, copyleft, and patents
The right to read
Misinterpreting copyright : a series of errors
Science must "push" copyright aside
What is copyleft?
Copyleft : pragmatic idealism
The danger of software patents
Section three : Freedom, society, and software
Can you trust your computer?
Why software should be free
Copyright and globalization in the age of computer networks
Free software : freedom and cooperation
Words to avoid
Section four : The licenses
GNU general public license
GNU lesser general public license
GNU free documentation license.
Series
Published
Boston, MA : Free Software Foundation, 2002.
Language
English
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