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U.S. Penalizes Ukraine for Abetting 'Piracy'

Posted by michael on from the communists-a-little-too-free-for-us dept.

The Politech mailing list has a note and follow-up on new trade restrictions levied against Ukraine, since they haven't complied with the U.S.'s demand for 'an optical media licensing regime.' John Gilmore's response puts the issue in perspective. Update: 01/03 23:08 GMT by M : The RIAA has a press release about the trade penalties and response to Gilmore.

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  1. Don't like it? Complain! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Stop posting lameass "boy this sucks" complaints on Slashdot, and, if you don't like this, complain. Write your congressmen. Write your senator. Write the president. Heck, in the accouncement, there are three numbers you can call...

    Kira Alvarez, Office of Services, Investment and Intellectual Property, Office of the United States Trade Representative (202) 395-6864

    David Birdsey, Office of European Affairs, Office of the United States Trade Representative, (202) 395-3320

    William Busis, Office of the General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative, (202) 395-3150

    (Me, I'd like to see some unbiased reports on this thing before making a decision, as neither Politech nor the RIAA seem like the best sources of information for something like this. But there's none of that being posted here, just loads of "me too!" posts. If you're certain its wrong, get off your "trying to be geeky cool" ass and do something...)