[LINK] Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

[Richard]

On 16/11/13 5:23 AM, Rick Welykochy wrote:
> stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
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>> Hmm.. I would guess a short, carefully written newspaper item, apparently
>> quoting an attractive American blonde, whom could be a senior adviser say
>> to Obama, and, whom then makes unsupportable but feel good comments so to
>> raise questions regards how much the Australian economy may loose now and
>> to guess "if the GDP growth is going up, or back-stepped, by cyber-loss."
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>> And such news items should have a large photo of the pretty Obama adviser.
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>> And, politically, this "news" article could probably be in The Australian.
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>> Well .. waddieyano.. HOLD THE PHONE, MARGARET .. and, here 'tis ..
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>> http://www.theaustralian.com.au/technology/ip-theft-costs-australia-15bn/
> Page not found. Try this one:
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> http://www.theaustralian.com.au/technology/ip-theft-costs-australia-15bn/story-e6frgakx-1226761311674
I love the conspiracy theory, uncritically reported in the story, about 
governments concealing data:
> Ms Hathaway said not many countries were measuring liabilities to the 
> economy such as IP theft because "they don't want to bring (on) 
> transparency".
IE, "Australia ought to accept US data". Well, here's how good American 
information is [plug]:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/minor_market_major_pirate_says_mpaa/

 From my article:
> The MPAA letter describes the 10,000 square metre Caribbean Garden and 
> Markets as "Australia's largest undercover market", something which 
> would at least come as a surprise to Sydney's 20,000 square metre 
> undercover Parklea Markets.
Ms Hathaway's assertions should not have gone unchallenged, but they did 
- both in the Oz and on ABC's AM program.

RC
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>> Does antimatter fall
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> No.
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> cheers
> rickw
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