Improve Competition Policy, Promotion and Enforcement
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Submitted by Russell McOrmond 2010–07–08 10:29:35 EDT
Theme: Digital Infrastructure
Idea Status: +8 | Total Votes: 14 | Comments: 0
In 2003 there was a consultation on competition policy, and I made a submission which I believe is useful for this consultation as well.
Summary of policy suggestions
- Do analysis on Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS), contrasting with "software manufacturing", including not only price issues but also more important issues such as vendor independence, protection of consumer rights (including guaranteeing user serviceability, accountability, access to source code which mirrors governmental access to information laws), and other offerings of the FLOSS model
- Re–visit IPEG with knowledge of FLOSS public policy, removing promotion of interface copyright or interface patent that currently exist in poor examples
- Competition bureau should get involved in current Copyright policy consultations as well as helping to instigate new consultations on patent policy
- Considerations beyond price should be included in determining whether there are competition problems in a given market, especially when there are multiple methodologies offering similar products and/or services
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Suggested URL: National Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Competition Act (2003)
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