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Previous and existing anti-swpat campaigns provide good tips for '''campaign organising'''.
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{{navbox}}Previous and existing campaigns against [[software patents]] provide good examples for '''campaign organising'''.
  
==Foster a large consortium==  
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==Building a large consortium==  
This is actually two points:
 
# A broad coalition is needed
 
# Don't try to own or manage the coalition
 
  
 
===1. Broad coalition===
 
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Some organisations will even go as far as to refuse communication.  Maybe this is because a department wants to take full credit within their organisation for the work done on this topic.  Whatever the reason, remember that the important thing is to ensure that this organisation knows why and how to push for anti-swpat laws.  You can do this with one-way communication tools such as websites.  They can read the website, use all the info, and take all the credit.
 
Some organisations will even go as far as to refuse communication.  Maybe this is because a department wants to take full credit within their organisation for the work done on this topic.  Whatever the reason, remember that the important thing is to ensure that this organisation knows why and how to push for anti-swpat laws.  You can do this with one-way communication tools such as websites.  They can read the website, use all the info, and take all the credit.
  
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==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}==
  
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* [[Current events]]
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* [[Campaigns to avoid patented ideas]]
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Formulating policy:
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* [[Why abolish software patents]] - list of arguments
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* [[Choosing words to use in legal proposals]]
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* [[Why focus only on software]]
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* [[Duds and non-solutions]]
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* [[More than innovation]]
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* [[More than trolls]]
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* [[Let's avoid the term "Intellectual property"]]
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Making materials:
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* [[Terminology recommendations]]
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* [[Giving good presentations about software patents]]
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* [[Formulating arguments]]
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* [[Making leaflets]]
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* [[Presentation slides]]
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Audiences:
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* [[Why tech groups should be involved]]
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* [[Why free software groups should be involved]]
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* [[Why consumer organisations should be involved]]
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* [[Why SME unions should be involved]]
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==External links==
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* [http://news.swpat.org/2010/01/esp-public-lists/ Why we need more *public* discussion lists], '''news.swpat.org'''
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 25 March 2012

Previous and existing campaigns against software patents provide good examples for campaign organising.

Building a large consortium

1. Broad coalition

There are many categories of organisations that should be against software patents.

2. Don't try to be the owner

Most organisations don't like taking orders and don't like other people speaking on their behalf. Taking positions involves risks, so most organisations prefer to keep control of their own position on issues such as software patents.

Creating a relationship is good, and having communication channels is good. Trying to install yourself as an umbrella organisation is usually not very attractive.

Some organisations will even go as far as to refuse communication. Maybe this is because a department wants to take full credit within their organisation for the work done on this topic. Whatever the reason, remember that the important thing is to ensure that this organisation knows why and how to push for anti-swpat laws. You can do this with one-way communication tools such as websites. They can read the website, use all the info, and take all the credit.

Related pages on ESP Wiki

Formulating policy:

Making materials:

Audiences:

External links