[Linux-aus] Petition draft text: No DMCA blanket anti-circumvention law in Australia!

[Andrew Pam]

On Mon, Jun 05, 2006 at 05:10:05PM +1000, Rusty Russell wrote:
> I've been meeting with political advisers, writing letters, and making
> submissions on this stuff for LA for almost two years now.  The
> government will soon produce draft legislation implementing 17.4.7 FTA
> commitments.  Unfortunately, they just don't care, so are going to
> interpret the treaty as "we need to implement it like the americans",
> even though a better interpretation is possible, with political will.

We should also draw their attention to the UK APIG report:

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060605142442771

Cheers,
	Andrew
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