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From the article: "The Obama administration was claiming the accord was a "national security" secret." Could our government be any more disappointing?

mindstab 15y ago
You could have your Canadian government selling you out to a foreign country's corporations instead of your own corporations? :(
- nkassis 15y ago
  If they'd just remove the circumvention device part from the new bill it wouldn't be so bad. But That thing never expires so even if the copyright does you still can't break them. That's infinite copyright in disguise.
hartror 15y ago
Well as an Australian I am pretty unhappy that our government is copying your government's stupid ideas. Which is more disappointing, someone jumping over a cliff or the person that follows them? :( I can only hope that this won't pass through our parliament successfully, there are a couple of fairly clued in left wing politicians holding the balance of power right now in Australia. But then again this seems like the type of thing both the major parties will rubber stamp with barely a raised eyebrow. Hey look mainstream Australia look that way, there are people on boats.
- Joakal 15y ago
  They are doing it behind closed doors so Australians can't find out how it affects them. https://www.pirateparty.org.au/ https://www.pirateparty.org.au/
  - ra 15y ago
    Seems you're right... I can't find any parliament discussion on the subject: http://www.openaustralia.org/search/?s=+Anti-Counterfeiting http://www.openaustralia.org/search/?s=+Anti-Counterfeiting
nextparadigms 15y ago
And they wondered why people supported Wikileaks for sharing their "secrets", when everything they do is labeled top secret nowadays.
- wnight 15y ago
  Thanks to Wikileaks, I don't think traditional government is possible. It probably never worked, but it certainly isn't now. Just government would require the death penalty for politicians who deal in secret. Until the citizens are actually the bosses we've merely got 'democratic' prisons.
InclinedPlane 15y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Fast_and_Furious http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Fast_and_Furious

mindstab 15y ago

You could have your Canadian government selling you out to a foreign country's corporations instead of your own corporations? :(

nkassis 15y ago
If they'd just remove the circumvention device part from the new bill it wouldn't be so bad. But That thing never expires so even if the copyright does you still can't break them. That's infinite copyright in disguise.

hartror 15y ago

Well as an Australian I am pretty unhappy that our government is copying your government's stupid ideas. Which is more disappointing, someone jumping over a cliff or the person that follows them? :( I can only hope that this won't pass through our parliament successfully, there are a couple of fairly clued in left wing politicians holding the balance of power right now in Australia. But then again this seems like the type of thing both the major parties will rubber stamp with barely a raised eyebrow. Hey look mainstream Australia look that way, there are people on boats.

Joakal 15y ago
They are doing it behind closed doors so Australians can't find out how it affects them. https://www.pirateparty.org.au/ https://www.pirateparty.org.au/
- ra 15y ago
  Seems you're right... I can't find any parliament discussion on the subject: http://www.openaustralia.org/search/?s=+Anti-Counterfeiting http://www.openaustralia.org/search/?s=+Anti-Counterfeiting

nextparadigms 15y ago

And they wondered why people supported Wikileaks for sharing their "secrets", when everything they do is labeled top secret nowadays.

wnight 15y ago
Thanks to Wikileaks, I don't think traditional government is possible. It probably never worked, but it certainly isn't now. Just government would require the death penalty for politicians who deal in secret. Until the citizens are actually the bosses we've merely got 'democratic' prisons.

InclinedPlane 15y ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Fast_and_Furious http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Fast_and_Furious