U.S. Copyright Lobby Out of Touch

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday February 20, 2007 @04:39AM from the reach-out-and-touch dept.

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."

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Of course USS Great Britain isn't on the list by Rogerborg · 2007-02-20 05:00 · Score: 0, Redundant

Given that the 1997 DMCA dawdled along 9 years after the British Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, specifically section 296, Devices designed to circumvent copy-protection.
Do try to keep up, Colonial chums.

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