US Federal Government to require MSIE for copyright preregistration

[Mike McCarty]

Rui Miguel Seabra wrote:
> Technically, it's proof of incompetence if they can't do that
> registration process using web standards.
> 
> But the problem is much more serious in the political/sociological point
> of view:
> 
> The fact that the US Federal Government is considering to force the
> usage of software from a company it convicted of monopoly abuse should
> be utterly unacceptable for USA citizens...

Erm, I believe it was in the EU that Microsoft got convicted, not
in the USA.

> 
> The fact that the US Federal Government is considering to force the
> usage of proprietary software (since it removes rights from its
> citizens) should be utterly unacceptable for USA citizens...

This is a much stronger argument.

Mike
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