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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by Zuiii on Friday June 16, 2023 @10:58PM (#36366795)
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.

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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by zuminator on Friday June 16, 2023 @11:27PM (#36366970)
> 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if you want to do business in this region, you must agree to voluntarily open-source all drivers after the product is no longer maintained."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. "

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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by vasco on Saturday June 17, 2023 @04:01AM (#36368244)
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.
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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by ffgjgf1 on Saturday June 17, 2023 @06:10AM (#36368834)
Like what? Having the world’s biggest economy matters much. much more in this case
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