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"force greater compliance with international norms".. WHAT?
The DMCA is NOT the international norm. So far, only the United States is behind it. There is stiff resistance from the rest of the world to adopt such provisions-- including from Euripe, and many other signatories of the Berne treaties.

In fact, many, if not most of the countries in the world would never harm its own citizens with DMCA-like laws. Except that they are helpless to resist US economic might, that is.

All it would take to break down the IP regime is for several big countries (like Russia and China) to decide not to follow the DMCA and have entirely different views regarding copyright. (Remember that China is responsible for so much of the "cheap stuff" we buy here.) Perhaps those in the US should be reminded of how our domestic literary, music, and movie industries were started by STEALING existing ideas at the time.
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Yeah  Jeff Spicoli | 05/25/05
Impunity?  __howard__ | 05/26/05
yeah  Jeff Spicoli | 05/26/05
Not gonna happen Jeff  DarbyOhara | 05/26/05
sure it will!  Jeff Spicoli | 05/26/05
So is that the reply you wanted ^  FilledOut | 05/26/05
Another example of the best government money can buy  thilde | 05/25/05
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But would you whine if firefighters arrested you?  Jeff Spicoli | 05/25/05
What are you talking about?  __howard__ | 05/26/05
Apparently you can't read....  DarbyOhara | 05/26/05
Where? Did someone modify the article?!?  __howard__ | 05/29/05
Yes they can  Spoon Jabber | 05/26/05
abuse of power? right ...  indiglo197 | 05/26/05
What's in this for you?  DarbyOhara | 05/26/05
The baby boomers creep out from..  Jeff Spicoli | 05/26/05
According to his other posts..  Patrick Jones | 05/26/05
What you want is of no importance at all.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/26/05
But the majority ignore the laws  voska | 05/26/05
50%?!?  __howard__ | 05/26/05
Your point is valid but  voska | 05/26/05
Only thing Russia and China understand is lost income !  realitycheck101 | 05/25/05
one thing  Dave F_z | 05/25/05
Ummmmm.........  rlodge@... | 05/25/05
WOW...  tiroger | 05/25/05
lol.  DarbyOhara | 05/26/05
that enough red neck  toxicfreak | 05/25/05
not about oil  __howard__ | 05/26/05
sorry but there one thing  toxicfreak | 05/26/05
Slow down on that beer ...  __howard__ | 05/26/05
Well... allow me to comment  DarbyOhara | 05/26/05
How does that work?  Spoon Jabber | 05/26/05
funny...  bradb@... | 05/26/05
Russia and China are important to the U.S.  __howard__ | 05/26/05
Don't need anything from CHINA?  espodad | 05/26/05
LOL, now that's funny  voska | 05/26/05
30 seconds  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/26/05
You're right; the US alone...  Anton Philidor | 05/26/05
It's the second dose  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/26/05
"force greater compliance with international norms".. WHAT?  Root User | 05/25/05
always been happening..  Jeff Spicoli | 05/25/05
the rest of the world is arming Iraq?  bradb@... | 05/26/05
Can't copyright an idea.  __howard__ | 05/26/05
Ah but the can and will sue  voska | 05/26/05
Courts are a problem.  __howard__ | 05/26/05
Put your hand in a bucket of water  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/26/05
The US has the largest economy, the largest market...  Anton Philidor | 05/26/05
Great examples  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/26/05
Ahem.  Anton Philidor | 05/26/05
Lord of the Rings was New Zealand  __howard__ | 05/26/05
anti-circumvention IS the international norm  indiglo197 | 05/26/05
Actually, you're wrong....  Root User | 05/26/05
I'm sure China is quaking in their boots  Chad_z | 05/26/05
Copyright protection  espodad | 05/26/05
I don't think so?  espodad | 05/26/05
riaa and mpaa -come up with ideas  MIS Master | 05/26/05
One treaty at a time.  Anton Philidor | 05/26/05
Thanks ZDNet for giving smilies back. (NT)  Anton Philidor | 05/26/05
Nice thoughts..  Patrick Jones | 05/26/05
A group of countries can do...  Anton Philidor | 05/26/05
...almost anything  Dave F_z | 05/26/05
please USA is not the top of the world  toxicfreak | 05/26/05
Only when the law is respectable  Update victim | 05/26/05
Twisted numbers  Anton Philidor | 05/26/05
ho man that deeep  toxicfreak | 05/26/05
C laws barriers to cultural developement  RRboy | 05/26/05
Can't get to stern with Russia  FilledOut | 05/26/05
Regulation in these Countries not possible  RRboy | 05/26/05

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