EU Demands Canada Gut Its Copyright and Patent Laws 324
An anonymous reader writes "Late last year, a draft of the European Union proposal for the
intellectual property chapter of Canada, EU Comprehensive Economic
Trade Agreement, leaked online.
The leak revealed that the EU was seeking some significant changes to
Canadian IP laws. Negotiations have continued and Michael Geist
has now obtained an updated copy
of the draft chapter, complete with proposals from both the EU and
Canada. He says the breadth of the demands is stunning — the EU
is demanding nothing less than a complete overhaul of Canadian IP laws
including copyright, trademark, databases, patent, geographic
indications, and even plant variety rights."
Our new overlords (Score:3, Funny)
I, for one, welcome our new EU Overlords!
Feh (Score:5, Funny)
Well, they also demanded we stop the seal hunt. Are they going to request that we all wear visors while playing hockey too? Honestly. How naive.
51 st state? (Score:1, Funny)
WTH (Score:1, Funny)
Since when did the EU run Canada?
Re:I can't remember... (Score:5, Funny)
"Fuck off, eh!"
Re:WTH (Score:2, Funny)
Well the US has been rattling this saber for years now thinking they control us.
Sad thing is the scum in charge like Harper will probably just roll over for legislation that is so biased in favour of the corporations they whore themselves too.
Re:51 st state? (Score:2, Funny)
I live in Alberta, and would fight to the death to stop the US if they ever tried anything.
I'd rather be dead than American.
No problem! (Score:1, Funny)
Ottawa can always threaten the Europeans with the American army.
Just when you thought there was a glimmer of hope (Score:4, Funny)
Re:51 st state? (Score:5, Funny)
You're already American. North American!
lol
Re:What the hell? (Score:2, Funny)
Well, everyone can demand everything. I also can demand that you give me a billion euros, immediately. Now, there's little chance that I'll get that, and no one will consider that demand justified, but I can demand it nevertheless.
So, where is my money? :-)
Re:Overestimating their power (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I can't remember... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What the hell? (Score:5, Funny)
Seriously, as a Canadian this disgusts me. The EU, the US... What the hell gives these assholes the right to demand ANYTHING?
Calm down, mate. If a chief of some remote Polynesian tribe demands tomorrow that all the pale-skins from the Great White North shall submit to the will of his powerful god Yaka-Yaka, or else suffer his wrath, are you going to pay attention as well?
If not, then treat this case the same way. After all, fundamentally, it is the same.
Re:Overestimating their power (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What the hell? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Overestimating their power (Score:1, Funny)
Whatever Europe doesn't eat, I'll eat.
Re:Our new overlords (a different meme) (Score:5, Funny)
Would that be "Up yours, mate!" or "May I have some more, sir?"
You're thinking of Australia. Our response would be "Up yours, eh?"
Re:51 st state? (Score:3, Funny)
Oh there are a few, but I guess they'd all get me modded Troll or Flamebait, so...
Re:Wow (Score:3, Funny)
I'm pretty sure they count as terrorism and are against the Geneva Conventions.
Re:South of the Border (Score:4, Funny)
Present the digitus impudicus.
You hit the nail on the head. If Canada don't comply we'll set Harry Potter and his school chums on you...
Re:Overestimating their power (Score:2, Funny)
Ah, so you think that the EU has the right to dictate Canadian law?
Might makes right.