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France 4 June 2007 Nicholas
France
4 June 2007
Nicholas Bentley
MY RESPONSE TO THE COPY SOUTH DOSSIER
I found the Copy South Dossier a valuable resource. So much to consider that I was not able to take it all in one sitting and I have to return to it again and again like any good reference book.
Two aspects came to mind as I was reading: First, while the plight of the global south is far worse than for most of us northerners and they are in a weaker position to fight back against the powerful lobbies in the north I could not help feeling that the issues affect us all. More and more all of us have to get permission to access and to share knowledge and surely this is not a good thing.
Second, it appears to me that positive action can be taken even if reforming intellectual rights and associated treaties is an uphill task. The drive to provide free software rather than propriety systems is one example. Another example, that I was pleased to read about for the first time in the dossier, was about organizations such as the Free Curricula Center producing educational materials. Maybe this is a way forward; more people taking positive steps to make information freely available.
Thanks to the Copy South Research Group.