Sunday, June 24, 2007

Ever heard of the Broadcast Treaty? If you're lucky, you won't have to

I may go on at length about my disdain for the entertainment industry with regards to copyright abuses and how they have ignored the desires of their own customers, but this is really only part of the story.

Many people are not aware of the back room manipulating and deal making that has been going on that would create an entity that would make copyright look ineffectual by comparison. In other words, if you think you have few rights as a user of content now........... wait for it.

You must read this wonderful synopsis of the Broadcast Treaty and what it would mean if it ever got passed. It also tells the story of how organizations like the EFF are fighting like mad for you and me to prevent this abomination from ever seeing the light of day.

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