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WIPO Music Control Treaty Ratified

Posted by michael on from the one-world-one-treaty dept.

Greyfox writes: "Here's one that slipped through the cracks. The WIPO (You know, that unelected, unaccountable organization that lives in the Corporate back pockets) has ratified a anti-music piracy treaty which will go into effect on May 20. It apparently has anti-circumvention measures similar to the DMCA and will carry the force of law in the USA and other member countries." We had a more informative story about these two treaties a few months ago. The only new information is that the Phonograms and Performances Treaty now has enough signatures to go into effect in May.

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  1. Good thing we have Bush in charge by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bush won't be pushed around by big, evil corporations!

  2. Anti-Music? by Rayonic · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...has ratified a anti-music piracy treaty"

    I assume you meant "anti-music-piracy" or "anti music-piracy" but I like your version better. ;-)
    Seems like all these damned laws are anti-music.

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  3. strained analogies.... by Dr.+Awktagon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine if someone looked through your window at the wallpaper in your house, decided it was an ugly color, and then broke into your house to paint all your walls pink. Would that be cool with you??

    Oh yeah? How would YOU like it if every time someone flew a white helicopter over your father's tomato farm, a rhinoceros shows up and steps on his bicycle? Yeah, would that be cool with you??

    Yeah, I didn't THINK so!