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Rumors of a 'Whisper Campaign' Forming Against Fair Use

Posted by Zonk on from the not-stronger-quicker-easier-more-seductive dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ars Technica reports that a group of companies and organizations it calls 'big content' is currently engaged in a worldwide 'whisper campaign' against Fair Use. 'The counter-reformation in question takes the form of a "whispering campaign" in which ministries in different countries are told that plans to expand fair use rights might well run afoul of the Berne Convention's "three-step test." The Convention, which goes back to the late 1800s, was one of the earliest international copyright treaties and is now administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).'"

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  1. Leeches by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wish they would just choke on their own corruption. But then the evil spirit might come out of them, and then we'd all be screwed.

  2. That's not how I heard it... by loimprevisto · · Score: 5, Funny

    I heard whispers of a rumor campaign- thanks, Slashdot for setting me straight!

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    Much Madness is divinest Sense --
    To a discerning Eye --
    Much Sense -- the starkest Madness
  3. Re:Berne Convention can go piss up a rope by El_Muerte_TDS · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, I'm in a bad mood. So sue me. You can sue people in the US for being in a bad mood?
    Wouldn't that make your mood worse when you're sued?
    Also, what kind of conviction can you expect? Sentenced to be in a good mood for 5 years (2 years probation when you show good behavior)?