An Argentinean judge’s recent decision to drop charges against a philosophy professor for alleged copyright infringement is being seen as a stepping stone to drawing attention to copyright issues in Latin America, according to advocates. Professor Horacio Potel created open source websites to post foreign philosophers’ work in Spanish. The websites were named “Nietzsche in Spanish,” “Heidegger in Spanish,” and “Derrida in Spanish. |
Horacio Potel’s site are working again : http://www.jacquesderrida.com.ar/ and http://www.heideggeriana.com.ar/
This story first began in March 2009. Read more about it HERE and HERE.
• Dec 17, 2009 link notes tagged: communication philosophy book copyright Internet digital intellectual property Derrida technology