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thebookpile) wrote2008-02-04 09:44 am
thebookpile) wrote2008-02-04 09:44 am
A policy that didn't even clear the first hurdle
A few weeks back, our beloved Conservative government announced a new policy: international treaties would be tabled in the House of Commons so that MPs could all have a say on whether or not to sign on.
So, the government now wants to pass new copyright legislation. Oh, but what's this? It's based on two WIPO[1] treaties? Shouldn't those treaties have to be tabled in the House of Commons before any new legislation is passed?
Apparently not.
For mercy's sake, can someone please buy these people a clue?
[1] World Intellectual Property Organization
So, the government now wants to pass new copyright legislation. Oh, but what's this? It's based on two WIPO[1] treaties? Shouldn't those treaties have to be tabled in the House of Commons before any new legislation is passed?
Apparently not.
For mercy's sake, can someone please buy these people a clue?
[1] World Intellectual Property Organization