SPGB/WSM on eBay watch

December 2024 Forums World Socialist Movement SPGB/WSM on eBay watch

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  • #113294
    ALB
    Keymaster
    Mike Foster wrote:
    And we need banners for people to muster under!

    Exactly. As Clause 8 of our Declaration of Principles puts it:

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    The Socialist Party of Great Britain, therefore, enters the field of political action determined to wage war against all other political parties, whether alleged labour or avowedly capitalist, and calls upon the members of the working class of this country to muster under its banner to the end that a speedy termination may be wrought to the system which deprives them of the fruits of their labour, and that poverty may give place to comfort, privilege to equality, and slavery to freedom.

    Sad that some members want to muck about with the wording of this fine, rousing historical statement. Of course everything and anything is up for discussion but, hopefully, they will get the same response as to their attempt last year to abandon the publication of the Socialist Standard.

    #113295
    Anonymous
    Inactive
    ALB wrote:
    Mike Foster wrote:
    And we need banners for people to muster under!

    Exactly. As Clause 8 of our Declaration of Principles puts it:

    Quote:
    The Socialist Party of Great Britain, therefore, enters the field of political action determined to wage war against all other political parties, whether alleged labour or avowedly capitalist, and calls upon the members of the working class of this country to muster under its banner to the end that a speedy termination may be wrought to the system which deprives them of the fruits of their labour, and that poverty may give place to comfort, privilege to equality, and slavery to freedom.

    Sad that some members want to muck about with the wording of this fine, rousing historical statement. Of course everything and anything is up for discussion but, hopefully, they will get the same response as to their attempt last year to abandon the publication of the Socialist Standard.

    Hear, hear!

    #113296
    jondwhite
    Participant

    I looked up the ISBN (7300073182) and it comes up with a 381 page book in Chinese language from 2006 with the same title. There is this page http://www.worldsocialism.org/english/introducing-world-socialist-movement but that wouldn't translate into 381 pages. Is it a translation of Wikipedia articles?

    #113297
    Mike Foster
    Participant

    I've sent a message to the seller on eBay asking if they have any further details about the book. 

    #113298
    ALB
    Keymaster

    Stan Parker put together a collection of articles under that title produced on our photocopier but it wasn't 381 pages.

    #113299
    ALB
    Keymaster

    Just looked up the author and it's nothing to do with us. The present Chinese government might be embarrassed too. See here.

    #113300
    jondwhite
    Participant

    The phrase 'world socialist movement' is used without reference to us I suppose and possibly this could be more prevalent in languages other than English.

    #113301
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    We should not let this person use the name of the World Socialist Movement in order to produce profits. We should send a message to Amazon and eBay. The Socialist Party of Canada was forced to change its because they were using the same  name of another socialist group

    #113302
    jondwhite
    Participant
    Marcos wrote:
    We should not let this person use the name of the World Socialist Movement in order to produce profits. We should send a message to Amazon and eBay. The Socialist Party of Canada was forced to change its because they were using the same  name of another socialist group

    from what name to what name was the Canadian companion party forced to change?

    #113303
    Anonymous
    Inactive
    jondwhite wrote:
    Marcos wrote:
    We should not let this person use the name of the World Socialist Movement in order to produce profits. We should send a message to Amazon and eBay. The Socialist Party of Canada was forced to change its because they were using the same  name of another socialist group

    from what name to what name was the Canadian companion party forced to change?

    I don't remember now, it is on the history of the SPC

    #113304
    jondwhite
    Participant

    Unless you're talking about 'Socialist Party of Canada' (est. 1904) vs 'The Socialist Party of Canada' (est. 1931) I think you're thinking of WSPUS.

    #113305
    ALB
    Keymaster

    Yes, at some point, the WSPUS changed its name from "Workers Socialist Party" to "World Socialist Party". Not sure when.

    #113306
    Bijou Drains
    Participant
    gnome wrote:
    Mike Foster wrote:
    alanjjohnstone wrote:
    "Are we Bolsheviks? "Marcos, we are invisible…Surely, a socialist standard, should be unfurled wherever we attempt to have a physical presence to distribute our leaflets and literature

    And we need banners for people to muster under!

    I have no personal objection to the sale of these flags with our logo on them, I doubt the seller is going to retire to the Maldives on the money made from the sales either. However the question arises, is it a breach of our copyright? and as we are now clearly aware of it, could it impact on that copyright if we do not challenge it?Rather than stop any sales, should we contact the seller and ensure they acknowledge our copyright and as a gesture of good faith send us a couple so we could fly them outside HO?

    #113307
    jondwhite
    Participant

    I thought the flag was a photoshop. Is it actually for sale? Can a link be provided here?

    #113308
    Anonymous
    Inactive
    jondwhite wrote:
    Unless you're talking about 'Socialist Party of Canada' (est. 1904) vs 'The Socialist Party of Canada' (est. 1931) I think you're thinking of WSPUS.

    That's correct

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