Fri, 24 Oct 2003

Down Under Copyright

Apparently, "free trade" means imposing our copyright law elsewhere - why not the rest of our regulatory regime,as well? I guess workers and farmers and small business folks don't have the same political clout as "artists". Of course, most of the art so protected is actually owned by large, multinational entertainment conglomerates, but I'm sure that's just a coincidence .... it couldn't be a nefarious trade asociation behind the scenes, could it?

Copyright Extension In Australia [Slashdot]

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