ABC News, carries a Reuters report that Mapuche Indians in Chile are trying to take Microsoft to court in a legal battle that revolves around "ownership" of language.It all started last month when Microsoft launched its Windows software package in Mapuzugun, a Mapuche tongue spoken by around 400,000 indigenous Chileans, mostly in the south of the country.
The company said it wanted to help Mapuches embrace the digital age and "open a window so that the rest of the world can access the cultural riches of this indigenous people."
However, tribal leaders have other ideas and accuse Microsoft of violating their cultural and collective heritage by translating the software into Mapuzugun without their permission.
Full article: Chilean Mapuches in language row with Microsoft
