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Re: [News] [SOT] Microsoft/MPAA Puppet Ends Free Speech

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____/ Homer on Saturday 14 June 2008 03:58 : \____

> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> 
>> Trade agreement could hit privacy
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | In recent weeks, fears about the ACTA have spilled into the
>> | political arena.
> 
> This ACTA thing is even more sinister than the DMCA or software patents,
> particularly considering the clandestine manner in which it has been
> devised - never a good sign, since that invariably suggests malevolent
> intent.
> 
> As a side note, I found this remark rather odd:
> 
> "Last week, negotiators from countries such as the United States,
> European Union..."
> 
> When did the European Union become a "country"?
> 
> Was there some recent alteration to the treaty that I'm not aware of?

Look at the bright side. It said "countries such as the United States,
 European Union..." and not "country such as the United States of the Northern
hemisphere..." (hint: http://lwn.net/Articles/282000/ )


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