U.S. Copyright Lobby Out of Touch

Ontheright writes "The BBC is featuring a story on how the U.S. copyright lobby is increasingly out of touch with the rest of the world. The article focuses on a recent report designed to highlight the inadequacies of IP protection around the world by arguing for a global expansion of the DMCA and elimination of copyright exceptions. Michael Geist penned the article, which specifically calls out the United States for expecting the world at large to adopt its non-standard standards for copyright law."

Comments

Uh?

[FredDC]

Can anyone name me a subject where the US government is in touch with the rest of the world? And where it's not just doing whatever the hell it feels like?

Re:Typical of Americans

[Kjella]

Is "one meter" more logical in itself? Nah. The system is though.

If I asked you "What's a gallon of water measured in cubic feet" you'd probably have a problem. That's not to say many europeans would draw a blank if you asked them how much a liter of water in cubic decimeters is, but the answer is quite easy. Same with things like a Newton and all other sorts of conversions where you don't end up with some absurdly wierd conversion factors. Yes, you could make just as coherent a system with feet - but you haven't.

Re:Not surprising

[Peter Trepan]

I would also expect that the US as a democratically controlled country would also take into account more factors than simply their financial bottom line

Why does everyone think the U.S. is democratic? We're a multiple-choice oligarchy.