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NZ Pirate Party Takes Issue With Pro-Trans-Pacific Partnership Website
An anonymous reader writes "The Pirate Party of New Zealand has issued a strongly-worded (yet satirical) press release, decrying a recently-launched pro Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) website, stating, among other things: 'The use of a masted sailing ship is the most glaring example of the satirical nature of this website and one of our main grounds for offence. The Pirate Ship and all its related depictions are clearly intellectual property of the Pirate Party or at least if not the Party then The Pirate Bay which the Party shares a mutual affinity with for a free and open Internet. In these heady days of lawsuits over patents for rounded corners we can not stand by on the decks of the Internet and allow these cannon shots to go unanswered!'"
It does even say in the summary that it is satirical. I think Vortex needs to get his sarcasm detector completely replaced.
Their stance is that every copyright or trademark claim is as ridiculous as the satirical claim they make in this article.
Give me Classic Slashdot or give me death!
Because god forbid we find something as human as humor in politicians? I mean, I for one would welcome any humane trait in politics whatsoever!
But you would be willing to vote for someone with less integrity, albeit one wearing a sharp suit?
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There are however serious complaints and actions. The Mana party are a bit more serious about it. Not that the NZPP aren't seriously against this agreement, their satire seems to have at least achieved coverage here, The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement has many of the hallmarks of the various copyright agreements slashdot has been fervently against in the past, such as being negotiated in secret and without consultation or representation. The treaty is much more far reaching in it's consequences than the ACTA treaty and it's brethren however. We are not even sure whether or not there are copyright and internet clauses in the TPPA, but I would be surprised if there aren't. What it basically amounts to is selling the country off.
I think we should at least be doing an auction to ensure we get the right price, so anyone here that is interested: For sale, one country, nearly new. Docile population. Good Climate. Near the beach. Item sold 'as is', may have pockets of democracy, ownership disputed. Bidding starts at one handful of peanuts.