Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Contains DMCA-like Provisions

femto writes "The text of the US-Australian Preferential Trade Agreement has been released. It has significant implications for Free Software and the Public Domain within Australia. Implications include extension of copyright terms (death to the Public Domain & Gutenberg Australia), software patents (death to Free Software) and the DMCA (death to fair use). It is not yet law. The Europeans have shown that software patents are not a done deal. Now is the time to write letters to members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Join the EFA. Contact your local library. Sign up to the mailing list to organise opposition. Just make a noise during this year's federal election."

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Re:John "Eff-ing" Kerry

[evanism]

christ! and this is supposed to be the "replacement" for GWB!!!! What, does America generate these guys out of a factory? Where are the real people.... 135 foot my ass! what an arrogant pig!