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Australia-U.S. Trade Agreement Takes First Strike

Posted by timothy on from the waittaminute-that-isn't-by-the-people-for-the-people dept.

inflex writes "With the recent AU-US Federal trade ageement coming into force, the first signs of what is to come have started appearing with Sony unleashing a legal bid to clamp down on previously legal mods chips in Australia."

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  1. Bend over Aussies and... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    .. spread those checks for the bald eagle.

    Those FBI warnings at the start of some movies are now not a joke - a branch office will be opening soon.

    Also expect some law suits from Americans about the product you guys sell as "beer".

    1. Re:Bend over Aussies and... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes. Next on our list of things to do is replace our Prime Minister with a speaker connected to a microphone in your US senate buildings.

    2. Re:Bend over Aussies and... by Skjie · · Score: 5, Funny

      Also expect some law suits from Americans about the product you guys sell as "beer". Unfair competition?

    3. Re:Bend over Aussies and... by planet-sloop · · Score: 4, Funny

      Also expect some law suits from Americans about the product you guys sell as "beer"
      Why, is an alcohol percentage greater than 2.5 too much for you?
      I've heard it makes a good substitute for heroin over in Jesusland

    4. Re:Bend over Aussies and... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Also expect some law suits from Americans about the product you guys sell as "beer".

      Yes, our scientists are already talking to the American scientific community to find out how much H20 should be added to our beer so it can comply with the Budweiser specification.

    5. Re:Bend over Aussies and... by slavemowgli · · Score: 3, Funny

      Wait, wait, wait. You're from the USA and complain about bad beer? You can't be serious.

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    6. Re:Bend over Aussies and... by kisak · · Score: 4, Funny

      I heard the Aussie prime minister was so far up W.'s ass that he could see the feet of Tony Bliar ...

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    7. Re:Bend over Aussies and... by Lisandro · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm told that american beer is a lot like sex in a canoe. Is fucking close to water.

  2. all together now by Simon+Garlick · · Score: 3, Funny

    o/ Advaaaaaance Americstralia Faaaaaaaair

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  3. It should also be noted... by jpiggot · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other signs of what is to come with the AU-US Federal trade agreement coming into force, actor Paul Hogan of the "Crocodile Dundee" movies has been removed to an undisclosed location and beaten to death with large stones.

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    1. Re:It should also be noted... by skingers6894 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well I must admit that I was skeptical about the value of this agreement until I heard this...