US Calls Switzerland An Internet Piracy Haven (torrentfreak.com)

Posted by msmash on Friday April 29, 2016 @05:20AM from the affinity-for-piracy dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The Office of the United States Trade Representative has published its annual Special 301 Report calling out other nations for failing to live up to U.S. IP enforcement standards. This year European ally Switzerland has been placed on the Watch List for protecting file-sharers and playing host to many pirate sites. "Generally speaking, Switzerland broadly provides high-levels of IPR protection and enforcement in its territory. Switzerland makes important contributions to promoting such protection and enforcement internationally, including in bilateral and multilateral contexts, which are welcomed by the United States," the USTR writes in its assessment.

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Re:From Canada by danbob999 · 2016-04-29 06:26 · Score: 1, Troll

1812 wasn't a war involving Canada-as-a-country, since it wasn't even a country back then.
It was a war between the US and the UK. The people of Canada lost, having to remain loyal subjects of a foreign crown. Canada is lucky not to have turned that bad over the years, but back then it was still a big loss for Canada, just like if the US lost its independence war.