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

Posted by michael on from the exporting-evil dept.

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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  1. NZ was pro-Saddam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Remember, NZ rejected the war on iraq and the US droped them from trade talks.

    So NZ did the "world war II axis thing" and aligned itself with Saddam Hussein. Such barbaric behavior should be punished.

    If you were at any of the anti-war rallies and were ignored

    They were pro-Saddam, not anti-war. Free speech is one thing, but chanting lies and speaking out in favor of evil is another.

  2. oh by bleepme1974 · · Score: 0, Troll

    another slashdot post that requires you to plough through a .pdf full of legal bullshit to know what the implications are. anyone want to throw me a frickin bone?