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US to Australia: "Bend over."
Biggles
<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
in Zocalo v2.0
You australians are all going to be seriously fucked real soon now...
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So much for Australian independence... :rolleyes:
Mind you, I'm not too surprised, not after seeing how certain government-owned railways there have been f***ed over by less-than-sensible reorganization schemes. I had hoped that Australian politics/government wasn't falling victim to the same syndrome of industrial-strength stupidity that has plagued our own federal and many state and local governments here in the U.S.; unfortunately, that's looking more like a forlorn hope at best.:(
I guess its time to tell them to piss off....
...and alot of Americans wonder why I get my back up about some aspects of the USA
Speaking of which, there was a recent forum about reducing or removing agricultural subsidies (most of which are in the US and Canada). Basically the 3rd world got together and threw the usual arguments about the benefits of globalization back at the 1st world. I'm sad to say that Canada was the only one against getting rid of the subsidies...
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[B]..and people call me nuts when I say I want to start my own nation in international waters...[/B][/QUOTE]
Well hey, you missed your chance to buy that aircraft carrier...
Anyone herd of the song Bück Dich.... Becuase it would fit the situation perfectly!!
[B]We better send some Lube for Australia so they dont get hurt to badly. [/B][/QUOTE]
"You want how many million barrels of Vaseline sent WHERE?!?!?"
;)
If not for that, I don't see why harmonizing IP laws is such a big deal. Then again, I don't know what DMCA laws are aside from laws protecting IP.
[quote][i]Originally posted by Phi [/i]
Basically the 3rd world got together and threw the usual arguments about the benefits of globalization back at the 1st world. I'm sad to say that Canada was the only one against getting rid of the subsidies...[/quote]
That's very interesting. I guess the Canadians are full of surprises.
Any info on this, by the way? I want to do some research on it. Canada must've had a good reason for their decision. Unlike a lot of hippies, I don't [i]automatically[/i] think Western countries do things like this for the sake of being evil or oppressive or anything else like that.
[B]If they want to harmonize things, why aren't Australians protected by "fair use" provisions, whatever those are.
If not for that, I don't see why harmonizing IP laws is such a big deal. Then again, I don't know what DMCA laws are aside from laws protecting IP.[/B][/QUOTE]
The DMCA is more a law protecting huge corporations' profits than anything else.
[B]That's very interesting. I guess the Canadians are full of surprises.
Any info on this, by the way? I want to do some research on it. Canada must've had a good reason for their decision. Unlike a lot of hippies, I don't [i]automatically[/i] think Western countries do things like this for the sake of being evil or oppressive or anything else like that. [/B][/QUOTE]
I can point you to the article I read, and a few others from the Toronto Star I found while looking for that article:
[URL=http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1091311809936&call_pageid=968332188854&col=968350060724]147 Nations Back Trade Deal[/URL] (The one I read, Aug. 1st)
[URL=http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1091571049413&call_pageid=968256290204&col=968350116795]Editorial: Give and Take on Trade[/URL] (which oddly seems to contradict the first one and makes it sound like Ottawa is all gung ho and those annoying farmers are holding them back... Aug. 4th)
[URL=http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1090966233808&call_pageid=968350072197&col=969048863851]Global Trade Talks Centre on Agricultural Subsidy[/URL] (Prelude to the storm :) July 28th)
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