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p2pnet.net news:- Global warming and copyright piracy in the same breath?
That seems to be the case, these days, when Chinese president Hu Jintao is speaking.
Addressing “Sweden’s business elite” including such as Ericsson, Ikea and Volvo during a three-day state visit,” says The Local, he promised to combat both.
At a dinner hosted by the Sweden-China Trade Council, Hu reiterated that China would by 2010 “reduce energy intensity by 20 percent, cut discharge of main pollutants by 10 percent and increase forest cover from 18.2 to 20 percent.”
“He also said China was committed to protecting intellectual property rights,” stating, “China will continue to improve its laws and regulations on IPR protection and will severely penalize IPR violations.”
It’s fascinating to note how corporate entertainment, music and software commercial interests continue to eclipse far more serious global concerns, such as starvation and disease in Africa.
Also See:
The Local - Chinese president ends visit with piracy vow, June 11, 2007
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June 11th, 2007 at 11:35 am
Easy to understand why.
The same technologies used to lock down, track, and bully file
sharers also strengthen censorship, closing down any
semblance of ‘dangerous’ free speech.
P2P software MUST be criminalized because it can be used
to spread news and knowledge ( as well as music ) that some
would not like others to know.
VERY easy to see why countries like china, large corporations
etc need to do anything, regardless of cost, to make the
‘intellectual property’ smokescreen seem legit.
Scary shit.