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Re:Russia to legalize software piracy by politelemon on Monday March 07, 2022 @07:40AM (#30587050)
> Nothing is being imposed on anyone. It is being freely chosen by the governments that participate.

Not the case at all. Treaties are sometimes compromises and in sometimes coercion under the diplomatic guise of choice.

Otherwise there would be no need for a treaty and nations could choose to enforce others' values of their own free will.

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Re:Russia to legalize software piracy by throwaway894345 on Monday March 07, 2022 @02:41PM (#30592404)
> Not the case at all. Treaties are sometimes ... coercion

Exceptions don't refute the general case.

> Otherwise there would be no need for a treaty and nations could choose to enforce others' values of their own free will.

The point of a trade treaty is for each party to formally affirm that they will abide by the other's conditions. This is necessary irrespective of coercion.

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