WIPO Music Control Treaty Ratified

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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Calculus

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Re:Calculus

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George Santayana

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Who is Sam Sloan?

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Re:Netcraft Confirms : "Your Rights Online: WIPO M

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Sad news -- Chuck Jones, animator, DEAD at 89

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Re:Netcraft Confirms : "Your Rights Online: WIPO M

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WIPO? What is WIPO?

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Oooops... should have read the article before posting.

Nevermind.

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