2020 (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS)
2020 (Re-post)
A cobbler named Rama got married to Serena, a washer-woman.
Ceremonies were avoided as the country face grave recession.
Somehow he was able to get one glass of milk, for her to bring and them to share on their first night.
When he was about to begin the act, heard somebody knocking on the door.
'Shit', he yelled out of frustration and opened the door.
Two policemen and a White were standing at the doorstep.
'Gentleman, do you have the license?', The White asked. (With strong American accent)
'For what?'
'For making love, you know we have already patented it. Do you have it?'
'No.'
'Well Gentlemen, what will you do when you find someone doing something which he is not allowed to?'
'We will put him behind the bars.', said the policemen.
'Then why do you waste time?'
They took Rama and vanished in the darkness.
'Oh! Serena… You are a nice piece of …', the White said while bolting from inside.
04.04.99
Postscript:
I wrote this poem long back and my concerns are getting worse now-a-days! Wikipedia shut their operations down for a day. FBI started demolishing websites worldwide!
Knowledge is the biggest concern for every ruler. They need every subject to be of lower order thinking skills! Then nobody will question them! They can't imagine a world with free knowledge!
WHAT ARE THE SOPA AND PIPA ANTI-PIRACY ACTS?
The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act in Congress - designed to crack down on sales of pirated U.S. products overseas - has pit internet giants, consumer groups and freedom of speech advocates against film studios and record labels.
The House bill (SOPA) would allow a private party to go straight to a website's advertising and payment providers and request they sever ties. Supporters include the film and music industry, which often sees its products sold illegally.
They say the legislation is needed to protect intellectual property and jobs. Critics say the legislation could hurt the technology industry and infringe on free-speech rights. Among their concerns are provisions that would weaken cyber-security for companies and hinder domain access rights. The most controversial provision is in the House bill, which would have enabled federal authorities to 'blacklist' sites that are alleged to distribute pirated content. That would essentially cut off portions of the Internet to all U.S. users. But congressional leaders appear to be backing off this provision.
---- Daily mail... UK....
Thank you for all this information Premji and I heard the sites were shut down but didn't know why.
Protecting industries from piracy from the huge universe of the internet is valid and complicated problem. The bills under consideration do go too far, the punishment too draconian. I would offer one suggestion, to create clear levels of fraudulent acts, separating the serial-abuse entities from a sites that has just a few bad apples and such. But I haven't read the bills, only some news, so I'll leave it at that. Thanks for keeping this important issue in the air.
Wow Premji...a different kind of poetic rant indeed!!
Hum? Very interesting story here. God be with you, Linda
Important information that can have wide-spread effects. Thank you for sharing this.