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backCopyright: The Lobby A nice piece on BBC by Michael Geist about the U.S. copyright lobby - not only lobbying to force everbody else to comply with whatever we do in the U.S. - but to impose even more draconian restrictions than we do. Why do I think that if they succeed, they will be back lobbying in Congress to change our laws to comply with the "international standard?"
My favorite bit: In fact, the majority of the world's population finds itself on the list [of countries that don't comply with international standards], with 23 of the world's 30 most populous countries targeted for criticism (the exceptions are the UK, Germany, Ethiopia, Iran, France, Congo, and Myanmar). Well nice to know that Ethiopia, Congo, and Myanmar are on the "right" side. Obviously their draconian copyright law has led to a great flowering of music, literature, and movies. [Posted at 02/20/2007 11:30 AM by David K. Levine on Was Napster Right? CommentsSubmit Comment |
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