Battleangel

Seems some people are taking their holiday seriously. Corporations using the US government to do their bidding, under the pretence of “American intellectual property.” As if it belonged to ALL Americans and as if infringement meant destroying everything American. I only wish we could rid ourselves of them that easily.

The Inquirer - RIAA asks US to strike Russia - THE RECORDING Industry of America (RIAA) is leaning on the US Senate to take tough action against Russia over music and software piracy in that country.

According to its newsletter, here, the RIAA has managed to get a bill sponsored in the Senate that will get Russia thrown out of the World Trade Organisation if it doesn’t conduct a purge against pirates.

The RIAA wants Russia to know that unless it submits to its demands to stop acting as a safe haven for pirates then there is no chance of it getting decent trading conditions with the US.

Better yet, how about Russia quitting the WTO and forming their own organization with China, Iran and the other nations that aren’t good enough or simply unwanted.

So what they’re saying here is that the US can get anyone thrown out of the WTO. Big talk. So much for the pretence that the WTO is a multilateral organization that builds upon the hopes and desires of all its members. Thanks for debunking that myth RIAA, as if I was ever a believer.

The fair thing to do would be to enforce sanctions on the US for acting as a safe haven for organizations like the RIAA.