Microsoft & pals to ‘educate’ Middle East kids
p2pnet news view Kids & Kartels | Politics:- Children in the Middle East will soon become the targets of ‘educators’ invading schools to implant The Corporate Word on filesharing and intellectual property, together with other essential scriptures.
The League of Arab States, Microsoft and Khasawneh & Associates (?) say their new Arab Intellectual Property Centre will, “provide a central hub for best practice sharing and legal resources on intellectual property in the Arab region”.
“The site aims to provide the Arab region with assistance in its efforts to promote the protection of intellectual property by providing a central database on intellectual property and internet crime issues within the region, including an extensive collection of regional laws and regulations, international treaties and agreements and intellectual property case law from around the Middle East region,” says a joint statement.
The ‘Centre’ is, “part of a broader initiative launched by the Arab LeagueArab League and Khasawneh & Associates to reach beyond industry and law enforcement audiences, to educate schools and students on the value of intellectual property,” says the group statement, quoting Microsoft lawyer Dale Waterman as saying:
“Software piracy and counterfeiting are damaging the prospects for consumers, businesses and economies across the region. Microsoft is committed to working towards a regional reset on intellectual property. The partnership with the Arab LeagueArab League and Khasawneh & Associates is an important step forward.”
(Cheers, Andrew)
statement – League of Arab States and Microsoft Announce Launch of Arab Intellectual Property Centre, September 27, 2009
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