When you have a monopoly you should be required to be a little nicer than everybody else, not a lot worse. If this is true...

I've heard rumors that Microsoft is moving to protect Office file formats under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to protect them against reverse-engineering.

...then no self respecting public institution can use these file formats for their works. Otherwise freedom of information is just a joke.

Via Gotzeblogged. It is reassuring that Gotze is involved at the center of Danish activities in this regard, and acutely aware of the issues.