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Tech Companies Say Don't Blame Canada For Copyright Problems
An anonymous reader writes "The Computer & Communications Industry Association, which includes a who's-who of the tech world, including Microsoft, Google, T-Mobile, Fujitsu, AMD, eBay, Intuit, Oracle, and Yahoo, has issued a strong defense of current Canadian copyright law, arguing that the US is wrong to place Canada on the annual Special 301 list. The submission argues that the US should not criticize Canada for not implementing anti-circumvention rules (PDF) and warns against using the Special 301 process to 'remake the world in the image of the DMCA.'"
Well, at least under the current death panels, you can get indemnity insurance which would cover treatment/illness regardless of what any HMO decides. You can also get treatment outside the HMO by either charity, private grant, or paying for it yourself without fear of facing jail time for doing so as the current proposals have decided was in your best interest. Your also not currently taxed to hell and back for carrying better insurance then the government equivalent of an HMO.
It's real easy to bitch and complain about something being unpopular when you ignore all the reasons why it's unpopular.
Perhaps if you would concentrate on what I said instead of what you think you know, you would have payed attention to the "WCT" and the "WPPT" which is where the DMCA and anti-circumvention laws come from. It's neither part of the Berne Convention or WTO (TRIPS).
TRIPS is a WTO agreement not WIPO and the Berne convention is way before WIPO has come around. BTW, the WTO is where some of the trade advantages come from but the majority of them go through WIPO agreements which can be both executive agreements as well as treaty obligations.
Maybe this and this will help you a little.