http://cognition-ca.disqus.com/enWed, 11 Feb 2009 01:39:01 -0000http://www.cognition.ca/2009/02/n-reasons-why-open-standards-more-than-open-source-really-matter.html#comment-6324548<p>Interestingly the Dewey Decimal System is trademarked and copyright OCLC (who in 2003 sued the Library Hotel for using it!)</p><p>Just as it is obvious to us why net neutrality, open standards, open source are important - there are many things that we don't see:</p><p><a href="http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2008/12/new-oclc-logos.php" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2008/12/new-oclc-logos.php">http://www.librarything.com...</a></p><p>DDC is an example of something that seems open and people adopt, and then suddenly what was thought to be a commons is owned by a company... *cough* rambus *cough*...</p>Jesse AndrewsWed, 11 Feb 2009 01:39:01 -0000