Senators urge international copyright crackdown | CNET News.com
Oh yes, these are definitely the absolutely most important things we could possibly be pressuring Russia and China about. Not anything pesky like..oh, let's say Human Rights, or medical care, or helping the war on terror. Instead, the pressure is on to install at least as draconian a system of copyright on all countries as we enjoy here in the United States.
Why don't our illustrious Senators work on things that are more important here at home? Didn't they hear about our current crises where numerous people are dying due to lack of medical care, fighting in Iraq, drive by shootings, other random and assorted criminal acts, etc.? Have they forgotten that North Korea is hopping up and down yelling "Pay Attention To US! We have NUKES? How about doing something about our open borders and the money we have to pay every year to track down and kick out illegals? Surely they could find something far more important than telling other countries how they can make American corporations richer, eh?
Senators urge international copyright crackdown | CNET News.com: "U.S. senators urged the Bush administration on Wednesday to increase pressure on Russia and China to respect copyright law, warning that those nations have become havens for movie and software piracy. Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican who chairs the Senate copyright subcommittee, made one of the most ominous statements to date about what might happen if unfettered piracy continues. 'Before Russia enters the (World Trade Organization), many of us will have to be convinced that the Russian government is serious about cracking down on the theft of intellectual property,' Hatch said during a hearing. James Mendenhall, the acting general counsel for the U.S. Trade Representative, said his colleagues are hosting a delegation from China this week to talk in part about copyright law. 'We're going to be issuing a request through WTO rules seeking additional information from China on the status of enforcement in China,' Mendenhall said. (A WTO spokesman later said the talks were still ongoing.)"