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Every one else in the world, outside of America, gets all the free
Microsoft software, Hollywood movies, and Recording Industry Association
of America (RIAA) music they can grab. Free for the taking.
Citizens in Asia buy Microsoft's Windows and Office software for a total
of $45 now from Microsoft. Governments around the world are allowed to
view Microsoft's source code.
Reading about the European Union antitrust case against Microsoft. They
want Microsoft to disclose more of its source code to its application
producing rivals. Naturally they do, just like other countries. Now
imagine Microsoft selling open source Windows outside of America with
this End User License Agreement.
"You may not sell, transfer, or in any way disclose Windows source code
to anyone in America ..."
Isn't there a major enforcement problem with countries who don't want to
cooperate? How do you make them comply? How do you measure compliance? When
someone buys blank CDs and distributes copies of a copyrighted work to
their friends, if the police choose not to enforce the law and look the
other way, how is anyone else going to know?
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