Comments on: Cuba to drop Microsoft http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4889 p2pnet.net - reader powered Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:33:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4889/comment-page-1#comment-14012 Reader's Write Fri, 20 May 2005 21:00:39 +0000 #comment-14012 Fidel Castro and his revolution is an illegal government. He took power by force and stole privately owned property including the famous cigars you mention. He has no legal right to make demands regarding property confiscated following his illegal take over of Cuba. Please educate yourself before discussing Cuba. Your comments hurt Cubans. Indeed Castro violates the embargo because he knows how to get away with it and blames the US for everything. Please wake up! Fidel Castro and his revolution is an illegal government. He took power by force and stole privately owned property including the famous cigars you mention. He has no legal right to make demands regarding property confiscated following his illegal take over of Cuba. Please educate yourself before discussing Cuba. Your comments hurt Cubans. Indeed Castro violates the embargo because he knows how to get away with it and blames the US for everything. Please wake up!

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4889/comment-page-1#comment-14006 Reader's Write Fri, 20 May 2005 18:56:34 +0000 #comment-14006 Cuba probably get their M$ products via Canada or Mexico, the same way that Americans can go to Cuba on the sly. Either that or Fidel is big on hanging out on Warez Sites to get M$ keygens and free XXX-porn passwords. Cuba probably get their M$ products via Canada or Mexico, the same way that Americans can go to Cuba on the sly.

Either that or Fidel is big on hanging out on Warez Sites to get M$ keygens and free XXX-porn passwords.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/4889/comment-page-1#comment-13962 Reader's Write Thu, 19 May 2005 09:39:47 +0000 #comment-13962 Just how does Cuba get ahold of software from a US company when the country has been under a US-imposed trade embargo for 40+ years? Microsoft cannot legally sell Windows to Cuba - or even give it to them for free. But since the USA is openly violating Cuba's trademarks and copyrights - officially sanctioning the sale of counterfeit Cohiba cigars within the 50 states and US territories - Cuba might as well retaliate and engage in their own version of copyright infringement, and install 'pirate' copies of Windows and other software, since Cubans cannot legally purchase any US products anyway. Since they have nothing to lose (short of a US military invasion), Cuba would be the ideal place to establish a P2P sanctuary - their ISPs could safely ignore all the DMCA and C&D notices. Just how does Cuba get ahold of software from a US company when the country has been under a US-imposed trade embargo for 40+ years? Microsoft cannot legally sell Windows to Cuba – or even give it to them for free.

But since the USA is openly violating Cuba’s trademarks and copyrights – officially sanctioning the sale of counterfeit Cohiba cigars within the 50 states and US territories – Cuba might as well retaliate and engage in their own version of copyright infringement, and install ‘pirate’ copies of Windows and other software, since Cubans cannot legally purchase any US products anyway.

Since they have nothing to lose (short of a US military invasion), Cuba would be the ideal place to establish a P2P sanctuary – their ISPs could safely ignore all the DMCA and C&D notices.

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