Calling GPL code from a Python application

[Mike Meyer]

Steven D'Aprano <steve at REMOVETHIScyber.com.au> writes:
> Unfortunately, we've also signed an extremely one-sided pro-USA so-called
> "Free Trade Agreement" which forces onto us a whole slew of really bad
> Intellectual Property Laws, as well as hamstringing our nation's ability
> to govern ourselves. With copyright law being used more and more as an
> excuse for enforcing *usage* limitations instead of *copying* limitations,
> I can easily see the good parts of our Copyright Act being over-ridden in
> de facto (if not de jure).

IIUC, a lot of the US's bad IP laws are also the result of
international agreements. Of course, we also have large corporations
spending tons of money to get bad IP laws passed that favor their
revenue stream.

        <mike
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