Re:Jury in Oracle v. Google finds in Google's favour
by toyg on Thursday May 26, 2016 @07:48PM
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That used to be the case, but they're not that easy to impose these days. Abuses have been so blatant, and treaties written in such poor manner, that public opinion and media are now "critical by default" of any new treaty. This is particularly true in Europe.
Re:Jury in Oracle v. Google finds in Google's favour
by sounds on Thursday May 26, 2016 @07:21PM
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And "free trade" treaties also have the convenient feature that they can be used for far more than just copyright. It's criminal.
Re:Jury in Oracle v. Google finds in Google's favour
by rayiner on Friday May 27, 2016 @02:35AM
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> Copyright maximalists realizing this have moved to circumvent democracy globally by enshrining their most draconian laws into "free trade" treaties.
It's globalists and internationalists that circumvented democracy. The copyright maximalists are just trying to take advantage of the opening.
Re:Jury in Oracle v. Google finds in Google's favour
by fidget on Friday May 27, 2016 @04:52AM
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Oh, do treaties no longer need to be ratified?
Re:Jury in Oracle v. Google finds in Google's favour
by tremon on Friday May 27, 2016 @05:29AM
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How many multilateral treaties have been stopped at the ratification stage?
Re:Jury in Oracle v. Google finds in Google's favour
by MawNicker on Friday May 27, 2016 @05:07AM
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> It's globalists and internationalists that circumvented democracy.
You're usually full of rock solid arguments and facts about how the sky isn't really falling. That was a real bummer to read. :(
Copyright maximalists realizing this have moved to circumvent democracy globally by enshrining their most draconian laws into "free trade" treaties. These treaties have the proven ability to overturn the will of national democratic bodies and are almost impossible to remove once imposed.