Bula Vinaka [Greetings and when *translated* means Long Life and Good Health], Thank you Carlton for an interesting link. It felt like yesterday when a community that I am a part of blacklisted our website protesting SOPA. What is apparent and has been unfolding within the last four years is a clear manifestation of a strategic and planned rolled out. They will not stop. It is no secret that the alliance forged has very clearly mapped out strategic focal areas namely:- - lobbying collectively within WIPO and other strategic forums; - identification of catalysts within nation countries to pass laws that are compatible for extraterritorial jurisdictional enforcement. In normal speak, it means that if it is a criminal offence in Country A and it is a criminal offence in Country B, then we can cooperate. I am not averse to the protection of Intellectual Property rights but there are principles such as "fair use" for instance that can get lost in the process. It is critical that communities are involved in their law making process and make submissions within the domestic fora that count. The Internet has completely revolutionised people's access to information, knowledge and communication. We have seen culture and heritage preserved as with the Basque community and there are countries in the world where there are huge barriers such as transportation. I know of some islands in the Pacific where transportation is irregular and not frequent and increasing oil prices have not helped. To a large extent this has inhibited their capacity to be able to update their library collection is they are schools etc. Which is why access to the internet and bridging the digital divide will always remain an issue and whilst countries are struggling with things like SPAM, barriers to access of information such as those to be imposed by draconian laws could prove a setback for some of these communities and particularly for small islands developing states. Bottom line, the question is if you already have limited access [infrastructure/availability and affordability - not to mention that being undercut by things like spam] why would anyone want to further hinder this access? Sala On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels@gmail.com
wrote:
Here's a development you might wish to follow. Some analysts say it is even more dangerous than pernicious ACTA to the public interest. Those countries in the L & CA region with a Pacific littoral may be party to it.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/08/tpp-creates-liabilities-isps-and-put-y...
- Carlton
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