This is why I drink: a discussion of Fedora's legal state

Posted Feb 15, 2017 20:12 UTC (Wed) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)
In reply to: This is why I drink: a discussion of Fedora's legal state by karkhaz
Parent article: This is why I drink: a discussion of Fedora's legal state

ITAR regulations forbid the export of dangerous technologies.

By specifying this clause Apple says that if a rogue government decides to use iPads to develop a doomsday weapon, then Apple will sue them into the ground for the license violation.

After all, it'll be copyright violation, not some insignificant stuff like genocide or war crimes.

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This is why I drink: a discussion of Fedora's legal state

Posted Feb 16, 2017 13:13 UTC (Thu) by robbe (guest, #16131) [Link] (3 responses)

Thanks, this made my day.

Aaand the Berne Convention has more signatories than any non-proliferation treaties, including (the mind boggles) North Korea.

Iran is missing from the list, though, so they can listen to (copied?) music via an unlicensed iTunes while the centrifuges keep spinning...

This is why I drink: a discussion of Fedora's legal state

Posted Feb 16, 2017 13:33 UTC (Thu) by karkhaz (subscriber, #99844) [Link]

A security update for iTunes 12.5.7 is available for your PC.

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As well as QuickTime Player and Safari, your iTunes now comes with a gratuitous copy of Stuxnet.

This is why I drink: a discussion of Fedora's legal state

Posted Feb 23, 2017 19:57 UTC (Thu) by unilynx (guest, #114305) [Link]

Which non-proliferation treaty is that?

It would be a brilliant quote to (re)use, but Berne's 171 signatures don't seem to beat the NPT's 190.

This is why I drink: a discussion of Fedora's legal state

Posted Mar 14, 2017 16:25 UTC (Tue) by JanC_ (guest, #34940) [Link]

Small correction: Iran has signed the Berne Convention, but the USA is blocking that signature from being accepted.