Re: Re: Note on the Proposed WIPO Treaty for Broadcasters, Cablecasters and Webcasters

Hi tom
I am not so sure that there is such "far thinking" by politicians to accept this kind of treaties to
avoid empowering individuals. Most probably, the lobbying power of big business (the telcos, MSN, and other
and their lawyers !) are "manipulating" them with the "carrots" of "this is a way of "policing" Internet", good for the business and then good for America (sounds familiar?) and the stick of campaign funding and these sort of things I am not a layer but I ssume that, in the CNI community, there are specialists who could search the holes and list the suit potential (including whatever International Court appearing to be competent) which could be created if such insane and diabolical treaty is accepted Then we could
team up to make it somehow public knowldege! Politicians are all the same (with few exceptions: appearing "giving" people property to big business AND beeing sued for theft should scare some of them!
Thanks again
Alain
(sorry for my english)
tom poe wrote:

>Alain: This is far beyond insane, it's diabolical. Many people can
>appreciate that every government is shaking in their boots with the
>Digital Age upon us. The Gutenburg Press empowered the People, but the
>computer empowers the individual. Imagine the masses deciding that
>governments need their oversight. Imagine that the masses decide to
>institute communications with each and every elected official, and
>daily, remind them that they need to act on behalf of the citizens, or
>the citizens will hold a referendum, and move them swiftly out of
>office. Imagine elected officials having to be held accountable for how
>they spend taxpayer dollars.
>
>In our country, it just makes sense to throw away the old policy that
>constituents are restricted to communicating with their congressional
>and senatorial officials. It just makes sense, mostly because of the
>ease of computer technology, to be able to impress upon all the elected
>officials our feelings about issues that impact on us, whether we live
>in Maine, or California. So, why then, do our congressional and
>senatorial officials cling to the old ways? Simply, I think, because
>the masses would use the technology to express their petitions upon the
>government. Not a good thing, if your interest is not in serving the
>People.
>
>Their only hope is to make these outrageous claims of "protection" on
>behalf of the masses, and work within their small circles to enact
>legislation, treaties, and the like to prevent the empowerment of the
>individual. Forget Democracy, it is too dangerous in the Digital Age
>for the corrupt old liners to handle, starting with Bruce Lehman and
>Gang. Wonder why noone has accused them of treason, yet?
>Thanks,
>Tom Poe
>Open Studios
>Reno, NV
>http://www.studioforrecording.org/
>
>On Thu, 2003-10-30 at 08:46, Minodier wrote:
>
>
>>This proposal seems abslolutely insane. Are we replacing Inquisition by
>>big business ?. How could broadcasters using many different carriers
>>route pretend any kind of ownership because they "broadcast"
>>Does an airlines acquire owenrship of his passengers ? Where is the
>>added value of broadcasters aside getting paid for their services by
>>their clients ?
>>Patenting "business process" was not enough. I am starting to
>>understand why the anti-americanism in business practice, (not to
>>mention others)
>>is spreading and will continue to spread enven faster. I can (hardly
>>but!) understand a broadcast "tax" but OWNERSHIP !
>>It is "expropriation" at his best and think that it could be challenged in
>>court (national and international) to have a treaty stealng property of
>>contents in such a way. What about a law which will give ownershipto BT,
>>FT, Microsoft of my song on a my telephone if my name is Sinatra!
>>
>>
>>Alain Minodier
>>
>>
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