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RIAA and MPAA back UN Broadcasting Treaty

By Nick Farrell: Friday 05 May 2006, 07:02

THE UNITED NATION'S World Intellectual Property Organisation's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights is seriously pushing through a treaty that will regulate the Internet transmission of audio and video entertainment.

The move has not come from China or other countries that like to censor material but from the United States.

Under the proposed treaty, cable companies, radio stations, and Webcasting operators would essentially take over the rights to control material broadcast over the Internet.

So if a politician made a fool of themselves in front of the BBC cameras, any reference to that incident would have to be cleared by the Beeb first. This would include any comment, fair use of footage or criticism.

The treaty demands that countries signed to the agreement would have to enforce the implementation of DRM like the proposed Broadcast Flag, which is so unpopular with the tech industry that even Intel hates it.

We can see why the RIAA and MPAA and the television companies are keen to see the UN adopt it, in fact according to Arstechnica they are the main backers of it

I say that it's WAY past time to pull out of the UN. Have them move it to Paris and let the French pay for it.

Uhm. This is a problem that the USA is trying to cause. Not the UN.

Try reading the post next time.

I did read the post, and I stand by my statement. There is no way that the commercial interests of any nation should be imposed by law through the UN on another one. This is not about control of info, so much as it is about the problems of China and other countries ignoring copywrite laws. I don't want the UN imposing it's will on the US either. There are all KINDS of crazy samctions and laws that influential member states of the UN try to impose.

It still should arguably be done. World-wide cooperation rarely works, as seen in Rwanda, Sudan, etc. 400,000 dead bodies and counting. Every country has their own interest, and the UN's army is essentially the US army, if it agrees to go.

thats ridiculous

there are a few debunkers on gfy

y ou could prove to them that 1 +1 -2 but they refuse to see it

so true ...

http://www.end-your-debt.com/blind_man_small.jpg

Another wonderful anti USA thread.

If US is going to be like USSR, Russian Federation with Putin in head also becomes close to total regime. Censor is now in newspaper and TV. For Internet they did not grow up.

i hope it's not the end of porn era......

I love the USA. I hate the direction it's going.

If your child was a drug addict, would you HATE your child or hate what they are doing? Can you make a distinction or are you too obtuse?

in US may be.

this is not about the US, it is about the government. Bush gets everybody out.
There is something disturbing about him.
:disgust

Thankfully the boy in charge will only be there for 2 more years, and he is nearing lame duck status already.

Alex

more like 3 years ... :Oh crap

2 years 8 months 15 days. Or 991 days if you prefer.

How many minutes? I'm counting...

Seriously... smell loads more shit will surface long before 991 days pass. This is one term of office that can end in the normal manner, or who knows, some other way. Stability is not a word that blends with this Texas boy - neither is honesty.

thats ridiculous

You never know who will bw after him.
It happended that the president remain his legatee after he lives.

im moving to canada

The top guys for the GOP are Giuliani, McCain and Frist. Now the Jesus freaks that control the GOP don't like Giuliani or McCain and Frist isn't electable.

So that will mean that the power is going to change in 2 and 8m. ?

I'm telling this almost two years long :)

It's been like that for a long time now... They are trying to have more control ... and it works

marxist theory

communism - capatlism - communism - capatlism - communism etc

It must happen eventually

Excuse me.
Your kidding right

greed...pure greed.