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The IIPA Copyright Demands For Canada and Spain
Dangerous_Minds writes "The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) is demanding a number of countries be placed back on the special 301 piracy watchlist. One country being recommended for inclusion is Canada (PDF). Apparently, even though Canada passed copyright reform laws, any compromise to protect consumers is reason for inclusion. Michael Geist offers some analysis on this move. Meanwhile, the IIPA is also recommending that Spain be included in the watchlist. In a separate filing, the IIPA makes a host of reasons why Spain should also be included. One of the main reasons seems to be that even though Spain passed the Sinde Law in spite of protests, the courts aren't simply rubberstamping any takedown requests and that cases that were dismissed due to lack of evidence is cause for concern. Freezenet offers some in-depth analysis on this development while noting towards the end that the Special 301 report suffers from credibility problems."
So unless they come up with actual proper evidence, they can suck it. Some of our ISP in Canada are actually fighting for their consumers, unlike in the US.
Agreed, and since when do international and undemocratic syndicates have the authority to dictate National law and policies. Is no government in the world sovereign, for the people, by the people, of the people it represents?
Is no government in the world sovereign, for the people, by the people, of the people it represents?
It happens when a country's elected representatives use their treaty power to give up some of the country's sovereignty in return for other countries agreeing not to impose prohibitive import tariffs on products from that country.
IIPA having childish temper tantrums again, can't we just ignore them? or at least get the US government to ignore them?
Wouldn't putting THEM on a watch list be more effective?
Publishing the home address, email, phone numbers, street view links of the CEO of each company that is a member, as well as each representative they send to these meetings? Maybe outing the meeting locations, and times?
If these bozos think its fair game to try to intimidate entire countries, why is turn-about not fair play?
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I am from Belgium and I would think it to be an honor to be on the list with other countries that are more interested in the freedom of their people then the wealth of their US owned music companies.
An honor to be on the list. I hope that many other countries will get on that list, so it won't be a privilege.
Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
Every time a story like this pops up I find it impossible to not fire up Bittorrent, visit the Pirate Bay, and download something that the entertainment mega corps have already made a gazillion dollars selling.
Three Squirrels
Apparently last time Canada was on the list, it was at the backroom REQUEST of Canadian officials so they would have a "reason" to push anti-privacy- um, uh, I mean anti-"piracy" laws. I highly doubt our country's leaders will try to explain why we are on there this time.
It's a counterbalance. First you had the Axis of Evil, now you have the Axis of Freedom. How do we apply?
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