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Australia's a big country, but it caves just as quickly as the smallest

February 15, 2004 7:29 AM - comments (4)

JD's got a nice piece about Australia's caving to US pressure re copyright. The result: Australian film and culture will be harder to spread and preserve; Hollywood will get richer. I hope the voters in Australia are ok with that, because god knows, we Americans need lots of help with our balance of trade debt.

By far the most constant and effective (in these hopeless wars) critic on this has been Matthew Rimmer. Awaiting permission to post his missives to me. Meanwhile, here's a very strongly worded report from "The Age."

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Comments (4)

February 15, 2004 1:27 PM Nik:

Australia caving in to US pressure and 'towing the line' is nothing new:

- Going to war in Iraq
- Raiding universities on behalf of the MPAA
- Latest 'free trade' agreement

February 15, 2004 5:09 PM krishna ravi srinivas:

Another example for TRIPS Plus demands.

February 16, 2004 12:21 AM Kim Weatherall:

Yes, this one is indeed a disaster. I've collected a few comments, and a bit more information on my blog here. Note in particular Matthew Rimmer's comments to this post where he points out all the way the Australian government has reneged on undertakings not to extend copyright term.

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