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More ACTA Leaks: Would Create Special Organization To Manage Worldwide Copyright Laws
from the new-world-order dept
The more of ACTA that leaks, the worse it seems. KEI has the details on another portion of ACTA that had not leaked yet, which focuses on setting up new institutions that would manage ACTA after it was implemented. Basically, it would be an ongoing organization tasked with continuing to update ACTA's rules -- sort of a parallel organization to WIPO, which already exists, but which has recently committed the mortal sin of actually listening to consumer rights groups. The scary part is that this group would be allowed to amend ACTA provisions on the fly. And, while this new organization can "extend invitations" to governments, it's still being debated what non-governmental organizations will be able to take part. KEI notes that the "USTR has told members of Congress it is their intention to marginalize the participation by consumer interest organizations in the new forum," though does not provide a citation for this point.
Either way, it seems like the goal here is to create an extra-governmental body that effectively controls copyright law around the globe, with little input from the actual governments or the people they represent. And, of course, if the folks involved in ACTA negotiations are any indication of who will be involved in this group, you can assume that they will be strong supporters of the viewpoint of the legacy industries: that intellectual property law is designed solely to protect those industry's business models, and not to promote the wider progress of culture and the economy.
Either way, it seems like the goal here is to create an extra-governmental body that effectively controls copyright law around the globe, with little input from the actual governments or the people they represent. And, of course, if the folks involved in ACTA negotiations are any indication of who will be involved in this group, you can assume that they will be strong supporters of the viewpoint of the legacy industries: that intellectual property law is designed solely to protect those industry's business models, and not to promote the wider progress of culture and the economy.
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time for the revolution
i have one space left...where did that musician get too...
GENE where are you hiding ....
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As long as...
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/headdesk
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i have feeling canada won't either
there will be some countries that quickly back off and this is what that US ambassador meant about if it were public some countries would back out.
ANY DEMOCRATIC country signing onto this cannot call it self democratic after this.
YOU LISTENING OBAMA?
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p.s.
good software btw
:P
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what are we gonna do tonight BRAIN
TRY AND TAKE OVER THE WORLD
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Re: i have feeling canada won't either
Plenty of non-democratic countries already do. The US is a prime example.
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ONE ORGANIZATION
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My suggestions:
1) Shutdown public libraries.
2) Shutdown used book stores.
3) People should pay $1.00 per page for any book they read in a bookstore.
4) Outlaw lending a book to someone else.
5) Shutdown the entire Internet. The Internet is nothing but piracy. Plain and Simple
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The government of the people, for the people, no longer needs the people. The USTR's views disturb me in a very profound and deep way. I need to think about this to figure out a methodology that will make ACTA inconsequential.
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Re: what are we gonna do tonight BRAIN
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It's a secret!
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So they're pro-counterfeiting? And that's why they're objecting? Because they're obviously counterfeiters?
Good to know.
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revolution
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A: Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me.
B: I have good reason to be paranoid.
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and, because of the secrecy, nothing to prove it false.
Now if it were public you could easily demonstrate that this is just scare tactics - because it is secret you can't.
It is a reasonable guess that, because the ACTA negotiators love the darkness of secrecy, their deeds are evil.
If there is nothing to worry about why is it secret?
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us law hahahaha
ok
and here's the real question what god damn threat of non disclosure on democratic nations is the USA and Britain threatening that other nations are just not outing the rest of the agreement
ya thats got me wondering
did obamanator threaten invasions , trade sanctions like he did to canada and mexico as in leaving NAFTA?
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are our politicians MEN or mice
are they men or lil wimpering mice
here kitty , i have a leash for you
[yanks]
go figure the usa is going down the bad end of a cliff and trying to take us all with them.
kinda how two large banks in Canada made 2.8 billion in 3 months and the canuck govt goes and NOW gives them 5 billion more
YEA this shit must end
think of the trillions that isn't doing anyhting
what are we doing funding the stargate program?
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I know ill hire the A-TEAM
BBBBBBBBAAAAAA will put GENE in his place
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ACTA
As more of ACTA comes to light the more we see the reason why no one has wanted anyone to know about it outside the insider loop. The purpose to keep it hidden until it's a done deal is that no one would accept it, knowing what's in it.
There's nothing in here except protectionism for an industry that's gone rabid against it's customer base. More and more, I want no products that that I buy to fund the major entertainment corps. It's things like ACTA that reaffirm this attitude.
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Why? Its not as if I steal any money? Its just the banks trying to defend their old business models. Bloody corporate muffs.
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Re: Re: Re: what are we gonna do tonight BRAIN
This seems like a personal problem. Take it up with Mike.
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Ron Kirk
There's quite a bit of chaff in this comment thread.
I think the real issue here is that USTR Ron Kirk is as corrupt as they come.
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