I fail to see the problem. Chinese journalists are able to report the news as long as it's truthful. The Chinese government does them a favor and determines in advance what is truthful.
So it seems like a win-win to me. Reporters and journalists can now focus on reporting more stories because the burdensome task of determining the truth has already been done for them. China is certainly a glorious paradise.
Why is that bad? In the US Copyrights and patents are government granted monopolies. They are not property rights and they exist solely through the grace of government.
Thus, there is no right that copyrights should last past the death of the author. There is no right regarding the performance of copyrighted music. There is no right that digital protections must be enforced.
Sure our laws were changed to enlarge the government granted monopolies to include such activities. But they are not inherent rights. Our government can change those laws without violating anyone's rights.
To contrast a bit, real property rights are a part of those unalienable rights you hear about. Property rights are not given by the government, they exist independently from the government and are are protected by the government.
So here's the real scary problem with the ACTA. It takes monopolies granted by our government and gives them to an unelected foreign body to enforce and expand upon. Our government will no longer be free to limit those government granted monopolies. Forevermore, imaginary property will become unalienable property.
There is a large group of libertarianish nuts in the US who think the purpose of government is not to exist. Anything the government does which proves its existence gets these nutjobs riled up.
Are these guys really this stupid? There are thousands upon thousands of people in the US who seriously think that Obama is turning the US into socialist dictatorship. Those group who completely freaked out over health insurance reform will go ballistic over this. And they're already highly mobilized. There is no fricken way this could ever pass without blood being spilled.
Since you're defending the evil pirates of the world, you should have written your letter in their language. Here's an example of your first paragraph for future reference.
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Based upon my subjective and utterly uninformed opinion, I've heard that they've combined super aids and ebola to create an even worse disease to inflict on their customers, it's called Marche Saint Pierreitis.
I'm reminded about how Mattel didn't want their precious Barbie appearing in the first Toy Story movie. They learned their lesson and made sure the toy was featured in the sequel.
Dear Brothers Warner. I just wanted to let you know that every single movie you're delaying from Netflix and Redbox was already available for free from bittorrent in high def MKV and DVD quality Xvid formats... before the movies were even released for sale.
Do you really want to make free but high quality bittorrent rips the attractive and rational alternative for consumers? Think about it, please.
Imagine if someone searches on Google for "Chevy Venture Honda Pilot comparison." Now what if the Chevrolet's adword advertisement was a comparison between the Venture and the Pilot. Would that have to be pulled too?
Let's go beyond adwords. Let's assume that GM puts a video on YouTube comparing its cars to Honda. When you search for Honda that GM video/ad comes up first, should that also be removed if Honda complains?
This is a huge blow to free speech and it makes it more difficult for consumers to find factual information they might need before purchasing.
"Google needs to remove ads when companies complain"
That's more than a loophole, it's basically an outright win for the brand owners who sued. And it's a complete perversion of what trademark is supposed to be about: consumer protection.
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So it seems like a win-win to me. Reporters and journalists can now focus on reporting more stories because the burdensome task of determining the truth has already been done for them. China is certainly a glorious paradise.
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When the checks start bouncing?
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Why is that bad? In the US Copyrights and patents are government granted monopolies. They are not property rights and they exist solely through the grace of government.
Thus, there is no right that copyrights should last past the death of the author. There is no right regarding the performance of copyrighted music. There is no right that digital protections must be enforced.
Sure our laws were changed to enlarge the government granted monopolies to include such activities. But they are not inherent rights. Our government can change those laws without violating anyone's rights.
To contrast a bit, real property rights are a part of those unalienable rights you hear about. Property rights are not given by the government, they exist independently from the government and are are protected by the government.
So here's the real scary problem with the ACTA. It takes monopolies granted by our government and gives them to an unelected foreign body to enforce and expand upon. Our government will no longer be free to limit those government granted monopolies. Forevermore, imaginary property will become unalienable property.
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It must be nice having a life.
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Re: What's up with those "OMG, ID card" hysteria?
You probably think I'm kidding but I'm not.
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Are these guys really this stupid? There are thousands upon thousands of people in the US who seriously think that Obama is turning the US into socialist dictatorship. Those group who completely freaked out over health insurance reform will go ballistic over this. And they're already highly mobilized. There is no fricken way this could ever pass without blood being spilled.
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Unfortunately our governments still waste hundreds of millions of dollars of our money bending over backwards to get the games held in their borders.
The IOC is like an insidious disease. Even if you never come into contact with it, you still feel its effects.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sucks
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On the post: Famed Parisian Fabric Store Sues Author For Defamation After She Used The Store In A Novel
Re: Sucks
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Do you really want to make free but high quality bittorrent rips the attractive and rational alternative for consumers? Think about it, please.
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Sounds to me like number selected purely to draw attention to the lawsuit.
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Close, but you forgot to mention that it will not change any laws.
On the post: EU Negotiators Insist That ACTA Will Move Forward And There's Nothing To Worry About
Wow, that's good to know. Apparently we've been worrying about nothing all this time. I guess I'll go and take my opiate with the rest of the masses.
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Imagine if someone searches on Google for "Chevy Venture Honda Pilot comparison." Now what if the Chevrolet's adword advertisement was a comparison between the Venture and the Pilot. Would that have to be pulled too?
Let's go beyond adwords. Let's assume that GM puts a video on YouTube comparing its cars to Honda. When you search for Honda that GM video/ad comes up first, should that also be removed if Honda complains?
This is a huge blow to free speech and it makes it more difficult for consumers to find factual information they might need before purchasing.
On the post: European Court Of Justice Finds Google Not Guilty Of Trademark Infringement In Ad Sales... But Leaves Lots Of Loopholes
That's more than a loophole, it's basically an outright win for the brand owners who sued. And it's a complete perversion of what trademark is supposed to be about: consumer protection.
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