17.3509, Media: Mapuche vs Microsoft: Intellectual Property Rights

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LINGUIST List: Vol-17-3509. Tue Nov 28 2006. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 17.3509, Media: Mapuche vs Microsoft: Intellectual Property Rights

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Date: 27-Nov-2006
From: Megan Zdrojkowski < megan at linguistlist.org >
Subject: Mapuche vs Microsoft: Intellectual Property Rights 

	
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Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:20:49
From: Megan Zdrojkowski < megan at linguistlist.org >
Subject: Mapuche vs Microsoft: Intellectual Property Rights 
 


'Microsoft in legal battle with Chilean tribe'

Chile's Mapuche Indians allege that Microsoft translated Windows software
into their native language without getting tribal leaders' permission:

http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/23/technology/microsoft_chile.reut/?postversion=2006112311 


Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Subject Language(s): Mapudungun (arn)




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