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I couldn't believe Canada was on this list and just had to take a look, considering they're one of our closest allies. The entire section is a somber example of

I couldn't believe Canada was on this list and just had to take a look, considering they're one of our closest allies. The entire section is a somber example of how screwed up our medical system is. The section on Switzerland is just about how annoyed the government is at their privacy protections.

matheusmoreira 5y ago
Basically the USA won't rest until the entire world becomes america. God forbid US corporations actually adapt to the countries they want to sell their products in. Better to leverage the US government's power in order to pressure other countries into adopting american laws. For example, search the document for "right holder". It's full of this. Rights holders are concerned about this, rights holders are concerned about that... Why does some corporation's "concerns" matter at all? It's mind-boggling. This entire document is just an endless list of complaints from US corporations about countries that aren't playing by their rules. They want the US government to "fix" the other countries so they can turn a profit there.
- aidenn0 5y ago
  It's even worse than that. They get other countries to make harsher laws than the US has, then when they try to pass similar laws in the US, they argue that it's just normalizing our laws with what other countries are doing...
  - richardhod 5y ago
    I'm interested in links to any examples if you have some because this is a development I haven't heard of, and I am dartley curious
    - matheusmoreira 5y ago
      I'm not sure if this is what aidenn0 was talking about but I think Australia can be considered an example. The Five Eyes seem to be using Australia as some kind of legal testing ground. Not too long ago Australia introduced incredible laws such as legal requirements for companies to serve as state-sponsored malware vectors. Australian companies are now required to compromise the security of their own customers if so ordered by law enforcement. Presumably the other Five Eyes are watching to see how that plays out before attempting similar shenanigans. If it works, I have no doubt they'll use Australia as a shining example to justify implementing the same changes elsewhere. My own country is an example. The government really likes to copy whatever it is developed countries are doing. Watching how other countries regulate stuff is a great way to predict what I might have to deal with in the future. We created our own GDPR after Europe did it. Telecommunications companies tried to lobby against net neutrality here citing the US as an "industry standard" example.
    - aidenn0 5y ago
      The Sonny Bono CTEA was passed under the reasoning of harmonizing US copyright terms with the EU after the EU's Copyright Duration Directive.

matheusmoreira 5y ago

Basically the USA won't rest until the entire world becomes america. God forbid US corporations actually adapt to the countries they want to sell their products in. Better to leverage the US government's power in order to pressure other countries into adopting american laws. For example, search the document for "right holder". It's full of this. Rights holders are concerned about this, rights holders are concerned about that... Why does some corporation's "concerns" matter at all? It's mind-boggling. This entire document is just an endless list of complaints from US corporations about countries that aren't playing by their rules. They want the US government to "fix" the other countries so they can turn a profit there.

aidenn0 5y ago
It's even worse than that. They get other countries to make harsher laws than the US has, then when they try to pass similar laws in the US, they argue that it's just normalizing our laws with what other countries are doing...
- richardhod 5y ago
  I'm interested in links to any examples if you have some because this is a development I haven't heard of, and I am dartley curious
  - matheusmoreira 5y ago
    I'm not sure if this is what aidenn0 was talking about but I think Australia can be considered an example. The Five Eyes seem to be using Australia as some kind of legal testing ground. Not too long ago Australia introduced incredible laws such as legal requirements for companies to serve as state-sponsored malware vectors. Australian companies are now required to compromise the security of their own customers if so ordered by law enforcement. Presumably the other Five Eyes are watching to see how that plays out before attempting similar shenanigans. If it works, I have no doubt they'll use Australia as a shining example to justify implementing the same changes elsewhere. My own country is an example. The government really likes to copy whatever it is developed countries are doing. Watching how other countries regulate stuff is a great way to predict what I might have to deal with in the future. We created our own GDPR after Europe did it. Telecommunications companies tried to lobby against net neutrality here citing the US as an "industry standard" example.
  - aidenn0 5y ago
    The Sonny Bono CTEA was passed under the reasoning of harmonizing US copyright terms with the EU after the EU's Copyright Duration Directive.