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You're right, but all EU states are members of WIPO, and their governments can't take away protection of foreign-owned IP without violating their international

• Zuiii 3y ago
  So violate them they should. Realistically, I'm sure there's a loophole they can leverage to achieve these. The EU is a major party to the WIPO and other members will likely be open to "renegotiating" if the alternative is the EU leaving completely rendering the WIPO pointless. The US pulled this stunt many times with other international orgs and treaties.
  • zuminator 3y ago
    > I'm sure there's a loophole "We would never think about taking your IP but if you want to do business in this region, you must agree to voluntarily open-source all drivers after the product is no longer maintained." Or: "Of course you don't have to agree to anything but if you stop supporting the product and don't open source the drivers, consumers can obtain money damages for their devices becoming inoperable. "
  • vasco 3y ago
    The US created WIPO and bullied everyone else to join, there's a big difference in what you can do when you're the one with the world's biggest army by a long shot.
    • ffgjgf1 3y ago
      Like what? Having the world’s biggest economy matters much. much more in this case
• account42 3y ago
  This is one of the biggest issues with current copyright laws. That what you can do in private while in your own country depends not on what the citizens want but on what other countries want completely undermines the citizen's right of self-determination.