[Fsf-friends] Is this true?

[Arun M]

Yes, i remember reading about this in few places(will try to dig up the
docs). But its about the cost only not Freedom and not a solution for
the problem we are raising. 


> There is already an internationally-recognized mechanism for bringing down
> prices of proprietary software (in fact, all items protected by IPR). Any
> government with the political will can use compulsory licensing to permit
> third parties to copy and distribute Microsoft products while compelling
> that third party to pay royalties to Microsoft, at rates set by the
> government. WTO has weakened compulsory licensing, but it is still there; it
> just needs a stronger political will from governments.

It is always better and easier to adopt Free Software than going for
these compulsory licensing.