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LifestreamWe’ll trade with you … but only if you re-write your laws to suit our needs. That is the new tune if you want to sign a trade agreement with the US. A trojan horse of sorts.
What they do will be viewed as a criminal offence under the proposed amendment to the Copyright Act, and those found guilty can be fined up to $20,000 and/or jailed up to six months.
The change was inevitable as it was required under the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, said Mr Lau Kok Keng, head of intellectual property, technology, entertainment and communications practice at law firm Rajah and Tann.
The news here is obviously the extent of the news laws. As I recall, all the US was ever interested in before, was commercial networks. Forcing legislation that targets individual citizens is just mind-boggling. The United States knows no bounds when it comes to playing dirty. Apparently they stop at nothing, not extortion of small asian countries at least. Then again, Singapore could have been invaded just like Iraq. For not living up to the american way of life in one way or another. I guess they caught a “lucky” break.
And lets not forget that the record and movie industry has invested more money in the presidential candidates than ever before. Whoever wins, we lose …
Source: Straits Times (l/p: bugmenot/bugmenot)
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