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Copyright Extension In Australia
femto writes "The Motion Picture Association and
APRA have commissioned a
report
from Allen Consulting into the
effects of extending Australian copyright from life+50 years to life+70years.
This forms the MPA and APRA's contribution to
US-Australian free trade negotiations,
currently underway. The report recommends that copyright terms should be extended.
An extension of copyright would not be in Australia's interest.
Some would argue that it is not in anyone's
interest. Projects such as Project Gutenberg of Australia
would be adversely affected by such an extension. Perhaps now is to time to write to your Member
of Parliament, asking them to oppose any extension of copyright or patents, and shore up whatever resistance there is to an extension of IP in Australia?"
how the FUCK is that flamebait? its a point of geographical questioning - Mod - you *do* know that Nirvana were a band fronted by the late Kurt Cobain, and widely hailed by many (mainly those who didnt know there were bands in Seattle doing what Seattle bands had been doing for a fair few years) as the creators of "Grunge"?? Seattle is a fair way across a reasonable size lake called the Pacific Ocean from being in Australia.
I'll happily take an Offtopic, or even a Redundant (although i dont know how you'd mod it that way) but Flamebait??!??!?!?
crazy... fucking crazy...