[Upd-discuss] Re: [A2k] EFF, PK Drop ACTA Suit -- Anyone to Take Up the Case Now?

[Michael S. Hart]

So make up your own name for TRIPES:

"Trade-Restricting Intellectual Property Extension Systems"


mh


On Sun, 21 Jun 2009, Richard Stallman wrote:

> The TRIPES (*) agreement uses the term "intellectual property" but
> does not formulate its requirements about "intellectual property".  It
> has a section about copyright, a section about patents, etc.  Each
> sections is written specifically about one law, and was designed to
> fit the nature of that law.  Some of these sections are too strict,
> and harmful, which is why TRIPES is bad; but it does not commit the
> error of lumping all these different laws together and treating them
> the same.
>
> ACTA, it seems, does commit that error.  TRIPES was carefully designed
> to achieve some bad goals, but ACTA reflects confusion.  While TRIPES
> is too strict, ACTA is positively nuts.
>
> Whenever our enemies use the term "intellectual property", they are using
> confusion as a weapon.  The official name of TRIPES does that.
> What is new in ACTA is that they have woven that confusion into their
> actions as well as their statements to the public.
>
> (*) TRIPES stands for "Trade-Restricting Impediments to Production,
> Education and Science".  This name makes it possible to refer to the
> treaty without using the term "intellectual property" and thus
> boosting its use.
>
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