[LINK] New report on proposed copyright bill

[Jan Whitaker]

At 12:34 PM 14/11/2006, you wrote:

>>"If it is not the Government's intention to allow these ridiculous
>>outcomes to remain even theoretical possibilities in Australia,
>>then the bill must be withdrawn and redrafted until the unintended
>>consequences are properly understood and addressed," he said.

For once I agree with Coroneus. But the suggestion he gives won't 
happen. This government's style is pass the legislation, then suck it 
and see. For the areas that they get too much heat about, they'll go 
back and fix, maybe, calling it 'tweaking'. This has happened too 
many times recently to think that Uncle Phil will manage to do 
anything with care and quality. This bunch has no need to even think 
that way. They do NOT listen to anyone but their ideologue advisors, 
similar to Dubya. It's going to bite them one of these days, and that 
time couldn't come soon enough.

Jan


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