You live and learn. I go away for a few weeks and suddenly you can torrent without seeding and the speed of light is no longer a limit. Bloody technology, in my day.... blah blah blah.... lawns etc
UNESCO in the past has been political too. US pulled out of UNESCO for a long time after a certain media report seemed to criticize freedom of the press;
That seems to be political posturing by the US, not UNESCO.
Whether these criticisms are fair or not, UNESCO isn't keeping itself above the political fray and being a purely cultural and educational institution.
I think you're having a go at individual states rather than UNESCO. Without citations of specific UNESCO interference in international politics, your accusation is without merit.
I don't think China will care one iota about a possible chance to increase their funding for UN projects knowing full well the UN is merely a symbolic body that nobody takes seriously.
Keeping Taiwan off the international agendas and as a permanent member of the Security Council, I think China takes their UN membership very seriously.
These are different enough that hate speech is not protected in France, and the recent rulings regarding religious attire also lends credence to the idea that the 1st Amendment offers greater protection here than does the Déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen.
Just because there's a law in the US that is similar does not mean you can point to that law and claim that it applies to the UK. It's SIMILAR, but not the same and DOES NOT APPLY IN THE UK.
When stopped doing 65 in a 55 zone in the US would you claim exemption because the UK has a similar law prohibiting speeding, but the limit in the UK is 70?
Journalism is a global business and works the same everywhere.
Wrong on so many levels. For example there's no 1st Amendment in France. Privacy laws in France are also way stricter than in the US, so photojournalists (including "paparazzi") have many rules about what they cannot photograph.
I suggest you rethink your statement that XXXXXX is a global business and works the same everywhere. (Substitute a variety of global businesses into XXXXXX and you'll see how silly your statement is).
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You live and learn. I go away for a few weeks and suddenly you can torrent without seeding and the speed of light is no longer a limit. Bloody technology, in my day .... blah blah blah .... lawns etc
This is not how torrents work.
tiff isn't an image format
Umm, what does the i stand for?
Is indexing these sites similar to allowing their trucks to drive on the highways?
Or up - depending on one's objection to the theory.
huh, say it again
UNESCO in the past has been political too. US pulled out of UNESCO for a long time after a certain media report seemed to criticize freedom of the press;
That seems to be political posturing by the US, not UNESCO.
Whether these criticisms are fair or not, UNESCO isn't keeping itself above the political fray and being a purely cultural and educational institution.
I think you're having a go at individual states rather than UNESCO. Without citations of specific UNESCO interference in international politics, your accusation is without merit.
That seems rather woolly, especially as the US has yet to ratify the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.
UNESCO says you are wrong
If a culture is preserving, let the locals do it, because said culture belongs to THEM.
Rather like the Palestinian land belongs to the Palestinians? Explain the US law referred to in TFA ...
I don't think China will care one iota about a possible chance to increase their funding for UN projects knowing full well the UN is merely a symbolic body that nobody takes seriously.
Keeping Taiwan off the international agendas and as a permanent member of the Security Council, I think China takes their UN membership very seriously.
Perhaps if someone doesn't order the fries, you should enquire as to whether they would like some?
Is that a flowery way of saying "Oops, you're right"? :)
No
Is it illegal to own this book in your country?
By "the country" I assume you mean the US, because TFA refers to the UK/Britain/England&Wales.
Depressing, isn't it.
These are different enough that hate speech is not protected in France, and the recent rulings regarding religious attire also lends credence to the idea that the 1st Amendment offers greater protection here than does the Déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen.
Just because there's a law in the US that is similar does not mean you can point to that law and claim that it applies to the UK. It's SIMILAR, but not the same and DOES NOT APPLY IN THE UK.
When stopped doing 65 in a 55 zone in the US would you claim exemption because the UK has a similar law prohibiting speeding, but the limit in the UK is 70?
SIMILAR is NOT THE SAME.
I see your smiley, but I can't recall ever going into a "Men only" toilet, just a "Men"'s toilet.
Since when does USC apply in Scotland?
Journalism is a global business and works the same everywhere.
Wrong on so many levels. For example there's no 1st Amendment in France. Privacy laws in France are also way stricter than in the US, so photojournalists (including "paparazzi") have many rules about what they cannot photograph.
I suggest you rethink your statement that XXXXXX is a global business and works the same everywhere. (Substitute a variety of global businesses into XXXXXX and you'll see how silly your statement is).
Tracking cookies on a company computer is not personal info - it's company info.
Who says alamandrax has to put personal info into the account? FB doesn't know personal details if they are not entered.
Not in the slightest.
"I'm bored". 3 clicks later you're downloading stuff that will take a while to finish. Still bored? Yeah, thought so.
Two reasons to torrent from the office. First, as mentioned above, is bandwidth. Second, also mentioned above, is liability.
I don't usually reply to AC but I was bored and this took 15 seconds.