Building on earlier disclosures from Sweden and New Zealand, the Australian press is reporting that government officials say they oppose inclusion of three strikes in ACTA and confirm that talks on the secret copyright treaty could extend into 2011.
Australia Says ACTA Talks Could Go Into 2011
February 4, 2010
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acta “rights” ala un? no thanks
The UN rights constitution essentially:
“you have the rights WE say you do until WE ‘decide’ otherwise”
no well read- and sane person wants an agreement based on that kind of “thinking” as bases for Intellectual Properly
splelling
^ bases == basis