(LPF) A grass-roots organisation of professo
RS, students, businessmen, programme
RS and use
RS dedicated to bringing back the freedom to write programs. Ten yea
RS ago, programme
RS were allowed to write programs using all the techniques they knew, and providing whatever features they felt were useful. This is no longer the case. The new monopolies,
software patents and
interface copyrights, have taken away our freedom of expression and our ability to do a good job. "
Look and feel" lawsuits attempt to monopolise well-known command languages some have succeeded. Copyrights on command languages enforce gratuitous incompatibility, close opportunities for competition, and stifle incremental improvements.
Software patents are even more dangerous they make every design decision in the development of a program carry a risk of a lawsuit, with draconian pre-trial seizure. It is difficult and expensive to find out whether the techniques you consider using are patented it is impossible to find out whether they will be patented in the future. The League is not opposed to the legal system that Congress intended --
copyright on individual programs. Our aim is to reve
RSe the recent changes made by judges in response to special interests, often explicitly rejecting the public interest principles of the Constitution. The League works to abolish the new monopolies by publishing articles, talking with public officials, boycotting egregious offende
RS, and in the future may intervene in court cases. On 1989-05-24, the League picketed
Lotus headquarte
RS on account of their lawsuits, and then again on 2 August 1990. These marches stimulated widespread media coverage for the issue. We welcome suggestions for other activities, as well as help in carrying them out. Membe
RShip dues in the League are $42 per year for programme
RS, manage
RS and professionals $10.50 for students $21 for othe
RS. The League' s funds will be used for filing briefs for printing handouts, buttons and signs whatever will pe
RSuade the courts, the legislato
RS, and the people. You may not get anything pe
RSonally for your dues -- except for the freedom to write programs. The League is a non-profit corporation, but not considered a tax-exempt charity. However, for those self-employed in software, the dues can be a business expense. The League needs both activist membe
RS and membe
RS who only pay their dues. We also greatly need additional corporate membe
RS contact us for information. Jack La
RSen is President, Chris Hofstader is Secretary, and Steve Sisak is Treasurer.
Start . Telephone: +1 (617) 243 4091. E-mail:
. Address: League for Programming Freedom, 1 Kendall Square #143, P.O.Box 9171, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 USA. (1999-02-18) In addition suitable contents:
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