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I found WIPO remarkably anti "open access innovation" and very pro "lets promote property rights in the digital realm were copying a product is nearly free". M
by cies 6y ago
I found WIPO remarkably anti "open access innovation" and very pro "lets promote property rights in the digital realm were copying a product is nearly free".
Maybe Wikimedia should steer clear of such dinosaur of an institute.
- bawolff 6y agoCan't make change if you ignore the people you disagree with.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 6y agoUnfortunately Wikimedia can't really "steer clear" of it, because it is affected by the draconian copyright laws that come out of it. And I don't find it surprising that a body for intellectual property rights self-servingly pushes for more intellectual property rights.
- cies 6y agoI'd naively expect the UN to have an EFF under it's wings instead of a WIPO. But then I should remember that the UN is about "nations" and nations are about the interests of the rich/elites. We need a UP (united people) that concerns with people's well being, instead of the UN serving the profit god.