Would Australia Go Back And Reject ACTA?
from the wouldn't-that-be-something? dept
The ACTA backlash continues. While ACTA support is melting away in Europe, over in Australia there may be some pushback as well. Australia already signed the agreement in the original batch last October, but as we noted at the time, it still needed legislative ratification there. And, with all of the protests and attention in Europe, it appears that the Australian Parliament might not just rubberstamp it. At a hearing for Parliament, a group of Australian intellectual property experts explained why Australia should reconsider its support of ACTA, and the chair of the committee that hosted the hearing admitted that "this is a controversial treaty nationally and internationally...." If this keeps up, perhaps the US will just have an agreement with itself.![Hide This Hide this](https://ii.techdirt.com/s/t/i/topclose.png)
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Like that's gonna stop 'em
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This might be an opportunity for me to work overtime in my corporate masters attempts to get this treaty passed.
I will be a big fat jerk while making stupid comments that make no sense, turning more people against the bill ensuring it fails, which will hopefully get my employer to give me even more hours trying to push through more legislation.
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Politicians here are not necessarily know for their common sense
ACTA will still probably get through because the Greens (tail wagging the dog) and Labour (the dog being wagged by the tail) will find some reason to make it match their particular party policies. The Liberals would be no different.
Unfortunately, Australia is no longer the Lucky Country but is the country waiting next in line for the guillotine.
So say a sad aussie lad.
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could you not even find a single Australian reporter who thought it was worthy of a comment ?
At a hearing for Parliament beware, Masnick lie alert !!!!
"Spoke today at a PUBLIC HEARING"
Public and parliament both start with P... but they are NOT the same thing... A public hearing is FOR THE FUCKING PUBLIC, NOT for the Parliament...
Keep up the good work Masnick..
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Crook letter spells doom for MP
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They spoke at a Public hearing held by a Parliamentary committee for PARLIAMENTARY PURPOSES!
Troll and Thick both start with T, and it seems they mean the same thing!
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Unlike imaginary words I guess.
I suspect the new DSM-V doesn't even have a descriptor for what ails you
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But dont use me as your excuse for your inability to understand or make sense of things. That is your problem. And a big one!!
I am guessing you are not a scientist.. they have to have some skills in making sense of things.
I cant help if you are brain dead.
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He is afraid the public will call his BS out and so he keeps throwing tantrums.
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Re: I'm a team of *ONE*
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Para 1 starts with "law academics"
Para 2 with "Rimmer"
3 with Committee
4 "the Committee
Para one: lines 2 and 3 state
"spoke today at a PUBLIC HEARING into ACTA organised by the Federal Parliament's Treaties Committee"
Not FOR the parliament, and not BY the parliament, and not TOO the Parrliament...
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I understand the concept of linking can be confusing. Heck, half of the copyright lobby doesn't understand it either.
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http://www.zeropaid.com/news/100386/facebook-well-take-legal-action-against-employers-a sking-for-your-password/
What this has to do with what you said I have no idea since I am still trying to figure out what was the intent of it, which is not clear to me at all.
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i am quite sure that that would be the best thing to happen. why would any country that has it's own financial (and otherwise) problems be interested in sorting out those of a US industry? particularly when that industry does whatever it can to NOT help itself.
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And who are we getting this criticism about Mike from? Oh, that's right, some nobody from Australia.
Way to be the sauce, darryl.
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Public hearings are by definition PUBLIC, NOT parliamentary.
Just because a hearing (ANY hearing) is public does not mean, it is by definition therefore Parliamentary.
you're saying "Parliamentary hearings are public, therefore all public hearings are Parliamentary".
He might look like an idiot, might talk like an idiot and act like an idiot, but it's ok because he IS an idiot...
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Clearly you choose to ignore anything you cant argue against.
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"you are either with them (and a terrorist) or you are WITH US".
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A scientist would never answer a question with a single word response.
A scientist also looks at reality, gathers FACTS, and performs scientific rigor and analysis to address their observations.
You cant string two words together !!!
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Did you follow it ? did it take you to another site ?
To an article written by Emma Barraclough of LONDON ?
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It's English. That much I grasp. Those are real words. But it's essentially gibberish. Almost as if there's a person on the other end leaving the comment who is the personification of all those common errors taught to us in school (in regards to the English language, or how to properly form a reasonable argument to something, and so on and so forth).
Besides, Darryl, who are you to say who can or can't comment on Australian related topics? I see you sticking your nose into articles on a regular basis that only affect those of us in America or across the pond and whatnot. Maybe you should practice what you try and preach.
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And how does that exclude the possibility of someone saying "no"? Or do you think that we need to get our comments peer-reviewed now, and cite every source we used to reach our conclusion of "no"?
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They say dumb things and act like jerks because their strategy is to make sure pro IP legislation fails so that they can get more hours (and money) trying to push through bad legislation.
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and not BY the parliament
Parliamentary committees are made up of members of said parliament. So this was BY the parliament.
and not TOO the Parrliament
Are you saying not the Parrliament(sic), also? Too?
(Normally I don't care about spelling errors but if you want to split hairs, so will I.)
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But we wouldn't be able keep tabs on Darryl's mental stability that way since most of his comments wouldn't pass a basic sniff test, let alone a full-blown peer review.
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Based on some of the protests in Europe, your "some" might actually be a majority.
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2 Million signatures on the Avaaz petition. Tons of protestors using various forms of protests around the globe. A whole group of nations (BRIC) speaking out against it. Lots of entrepreneurs and engineers picking these laws and treaties apart and showing their failings. The majority is against, globally. Your campaigns to stir up support failed.
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Sounds like a minority opinion to me!
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Otherwise he could live his entire life without making a single point.
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Sounds like a minority-er opinion to me.
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So I'll stick with my real words until at such time as he actually makes any sense ;)
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generally it's only a commity rather than the full parliament that holds the hearing, but still.
the public can be heard, the public is allowed to attend to hear. it's still for the benefit of parliament.
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