[LINK] Ffx: PC's 'CopyNotRight' Report

[Brendan]

On 05/02/2016 12:26 PM, Jim Birch wrote:
> Economists have recognised for a long time that copyright and patents go
> well past what is economically justified by productivity and investment
> considerations and a long way into into the world of rent seeking.
>
> I'm interested to know how these recommendation fit various international
> agreements.  The US/AU bilateral agreement requires that our copyright and
> intellectual property systems are harmonised.  Does that mean the US have
> to follow us if we change?  :)

ROFL

Bilateral and multilateral agreements have been designed specifically to:
* ratchet up the taking of reproductive/copy rights away from individuals
* prevent any independent policy making by national legislatures, except to the extent it takes away more rights.