U.S. Announces Global Intellectual Property Plan

Angry_Admin writes "ZDNet is running a story about how the U.S. has announced new plans to expand its crackdown on intellectual-property infringement overseas. From the article:'One program would place intellectual property experts on the ground in regions where infringement is considered a concern. There they would work with overseas U.S. businesses and native government officials to advocate improved intellectual-property rights protection, according to a department fact sheet. Another program, called the Global Intellectual Property Rights Academy, would train foreign judges, enforcement officials and other stakeholders in international intellectual property obligations and best practices.'"

That's it!

[Dizzo]

Screw this, I'm moving... oh, wait.

F*** That Sh*T

[bazmail]

Yankee go home!

When questioned about this plan...

[Suzumushi]

The RIAA/MPAA spokespeople for the US government responded, "We just need some breathing space."

The War on Corporations Losing Money!

[garcia]

Experts will be sent to Brazil, India, Russia, Thailand, China and the Middle East and serve a five-year tour of duty, the fact sheet said.

You just *have* love quotes like that. Yay! The War on Drugs and now the War on Software Piracy! Tours of duty, lol!

Re:Way to go, Dunya.

[op12]

FTA: "The Commerce Department has recently taken other actions intended to combat international intellectual-property infringement. In July, President Bush created within the department a senior-level position -- the coordinator for international intellectual-property enforcement."

So I guess that would make this guy the Wankfest Coordinator. That has a much better ring to it than CIIPE.

So this means...

[kc32]

We're basically invading China with nothing but lawyers.

So this *isn't* colonialism, right?

[myowntrueself]

From the article:'One program would place intellectual property experts on the ground in regions where infringement is considered a concern. There they would work with overseas U.S. businesses and native government officials to advocate improved intellectual-property rights protection

*native* government officials?

Lord Blimey, we can't have those nig-nogs and fuzzy-wuzzies running about without proper supervision! They might *violate* our intellectual property!

Send the colonial administrators in to pick out a few of the more obedient and docile wogs and turn them into loyal colonial servants.

(and if you can't spot the sarcasm in that, you'd better bloody well mod me down, hadn't you?)

Re:When questioned about this plan...

[ln -sf head ass]

I'd normally shout "Godwin's Law," but I'm too busy laughing! Up next week, RIAA annexes the Sudetenland.

How dare they?!?

[VAXGeek]

I find it outrageous that these countries not only violate federal law, but they also refuse to obey the causes in our constituition dealing with copyright!

Re:That's it!

[justin12345]

The more you tighten your grip, MPAA/RIAA, the more systems will slip through your fingers.

Re:Way to go, Dunya.

[Shadow Wrought]

I'm so glad my tax money is being squandered on this joke, rather than going to something worthwhile, like...say...Katrina relief.

Since Katrina relief is now a French concern [bsnews.org], you no longer have to worry about misallocation of tax dollars.

Re:So this means...

[jbeaupre]

Why do you think we have so many lawyers? As everyone is quick to point out, war is bad. Diplomacy goes both ways. But drop 100,000 lawyers on some poor country, and you quickly overwhelm them. No legal system can endure. Not a drop of blood spilled and a country is brought to its knees. Plus the lawyers bill the victim.

Still, it is rather expensive to feed and house a standing army of lawyers.

Re:How to control the world

[mtaht]

Next invasion of a country will be to protect intellectually property rights. The marines will go in, followed shortly thereafter by the lawyers. Come to think of it, sending in the lawyers inot the beach would solve a lot of problems for both sides - the enemy military gets in some worthwhile target practice - and our side ends up with less lawyers.

Re:Hmmm. How can we gouge other countries?

[brendalson]

Hell, I'm a US citizen and I have a reflex against US citizens.