U.S. Announces Global Intellectual Property Plan

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U.S. Announces Global Intellectual Property Plan

Posted by Zonk on Friday September 23, 2005 @08:13AM from the our-way-or-the-highway dept.

Angry_Admin writes "ZDNet is running a story about how the U.S. has announced new plans to expand its crackdown on intellectual-property infringement overseas. From the article:'One program would place intellectual property experts on the ground in regions where infringement is considered a concern. There they would work with overseas U.S. businesses and native government officials to advocate improved intellectual-property rights protection, according to a department fact sheet. Another program, called the Global Intellectual Property Rights Academy, would train foreign judges, enforcement officials and other stakeholders in international intellectual property obligations and best practices.'"

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That's it! by Dizzo · 2005-09-23 08:14 · Score: 5, Funny

Screw this, I'm moving... oh, wait.
1. Re:That's it! by justin12345 · 2005-09-23 08:30 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  The more you tighten your grip, MPAA/RIAA, the more systems will slip through your fingers.
  
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F*** That Sh*T by bazmail · 2005-09-23 08:16 · Score: 3, Funny

Yankee go home!
When questioned about this plan... by Suzumushi · 2005-09-23 08:16 · Score: 5, Funny

The RIAA/MPAA spokespeople for the US government responded, "We just need some breathing space."
1. Re:When questioned about this plan... by ln+-sf+head+ass · 2005-09-23 08:24 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I'd normally shout "Godwin's Law," but I'm too busy laughing! Up next week, RIAA annexes the Sudetenland.
The War on Corporations Losing Money! by garcia · 2005-09-23 08:19 · Score: 3, Funny

Experts will be sent to Brazil, India, Russia, Thailand, China and the Middle East and serve a five-year tour of duty, the fact sheet said.

You just *have* love quotes like that. Yay! The War on Drugs and now the War on Software Piracy! Tours of duty, lol!
So this *isn't* colonialism, right? by myowntrueself · 2005-09-23 08:23 · Score: 5, Funny

From the article:'One program would place intellectual property experts on the ground in regions where infringement is considered a concern. There they would work with overseas U.S. businesses and native government officials to advocate improved intellectual-property rights protection

*native* government officials?

Lord Blimey, we can't have those nig-nogs and fuzzy-wuzzies running about without proper supervision! They might *violate* our intellectual property!

Send the colonial administrators in to pick out a few of the more obedient and docile wogs and turn them into loyal colonial servants.

(and if you can't spot the sarcasm in that, you'd better bloody well mod me down, hadn't you?)

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Re:Way to go, Dunya. by Shadow+Wrought · 2005-09-23 08:32 · Score: 3, Funny

I'm so glad my tax money is being squandered on this joke, rather than going to something worthwhile, like...say...Katrina relief.
Since Katrina relief is now a French concern, you no longer have to worry about misallocation of tax dollars.

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Re:Hmmm. How can we gouge other countries? by brendalson · 2005-09-23 08:58 · Score: 5, Funny

Hell, I'm a US citizen and I have a reflex against US citizens.