Thursday, August 19, 2004

Aussies saying no to IICA

The Aussies don't want the Induce Act either.

One of the many unknowns lurking in the depths of the free trade agreement (FTA) forged between Australia and the US is how it may affect our technological and musical freedoms. Those who like to wear braces with their belts seem gloomy about the prospects. They fear that US laws, such as the widely criticised Digital Millennium Copyright Act and an even more draconian piece of legislation called the Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act (Induce Act), now pending before the US Congress, could be sneaked into Australia through the agreement.

Article here or here.

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