Re: [swinog] Referendum against Swiss DMCA

2007-12-05 Diskussionsfäden Peter Keel
Hello

* on the Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 08:49:43AM +0100, Tonnerre LOMBARD wrote:
 Now to the problems. We have already achieved something with regard to
 taming this law. The original proposal had far worse provisions, and we
 could have ended up far worse without some of the specifications. However,
 if the current law is abolished through a referendum, it will have to
 recurr immediately, because the law was not created out of hot air but
 as a response to an international treaty which Switzerland ratified.

I concur with that. I wouldn't take up a referendum against a half-bad
law. There should be done something, but in my opinion the whole law
should be completely rewritten at a later date, and probably the WIPO-treaty 
itself should be repelled (or changed completely at WIPO-level). 

It's apalling how the so-called economical liberal are not in fact opening 
up markets for free trade but instead are plastering the whole world with 
laws for more gouvernement-granted monopolies. 

Cheers
Seegras
-- 
Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve 
neither liberty nor safety. -- Benjamin Franklin
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Re: [swinog] Referendum against Swiss DMCA

2007-12-05 Diskussionsfäden Alexandre Suter
Tonnerre LOMBARD wrote:
 Anyway, make up your own mind. I do not want to force anyone of you here
 not to sign this proposal, and there is a chance of course that I am
 entirely mistaken. What you should be aware of though is that this is
 not going to be the last thing you heard from the copyright revision.
   
Thank you Tonnerre for your valuable input. Following the various
discussions today on this topic, I was also referred to this article:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/05/swiss_dmca_say_it_aint_so/

I can only agree with the author when he says that the petition has
unquestionably raised awareness of copyright and consumer rights
regarding digital media, which have received little mainstream attention
so far in the Confederation.


Regards,

Alexandre

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