Anonymous Socialist MEP likes C4C-Spam

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"Campaign for Creativity" states on their website:

• At a recent meeting with a leading member of the Socialist MEPs to discuss intellectual property and the campaigns being waged in Brussels against it, the MEP (who asked us not to publicise this name for fear of attack by the anti-IP lobbies) pointed out that he often hears from those who oppose IP rights, but never hears from those who support them (except us, of course!). He went on to point out that the trade associations often claim that millions of jobs depend on IP, but he wonders why he never hears from the actual employees themselves. Our point that people sometimes feel constrained by the fact that they work in an IP-dependent industry and therefore don't feel 'independent', cut little ice. "If people feel that their jobs depend on IP then they should tell us that they support it and that their jobs depend on it", he said. He went on to say "Just because you work for a company doesn't mean that you are not a citizen with a legitimate right to participate in the democratic process."

Source: !http://campaignforcreativity.org/camp4creativity/news.htm

Comment

There are a lot of IT lobbying groups in favour of IP rights. FFII itself supports copyright and defends the interests of copyright holder against encroachment by patents. People who reject IP in general are a minority position. Even leftwing anti-globalisation groups such as Attac are not against those rights although there is some anti-sentiment. So relax, there is no Anti-IP movement. [:CampaignForCreativityEn: Campaign for Creativity], a hired Gun, oversimplifies the discussion.

In fact many citizens are concerned about the current EU legislation plans for patent protection of Software that will undermine their copyright. The scope of Patent law is widened to a original field of copyright legislation (see also Industrial Copyright debate). Many employees took action against their company's patent attorney.

The article of C4C is not credible. An anonymous Socialist MEP at a non-specified "recent meeting" who does not want to be cited in fear of lobby groups (wrong job?). This sounds like a dirty lobbying fairy tale. Even more Campaign For Creativity undermines the reputation of our MEPs. Find out why MEPs are no wimps.