[Upd-discuss] #2 Copyright Brief History

[Michael Hart]

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On Tue, 7 Sep 2004, François Briatte wrote:

>>> Shu Zhang wrote an outstandingly well documented Ph. D. on the WIPO to 
>>> GATT shift : « De l’OMPI au GATT », Litec, 1994 (French).
>> 
>> I'd LOVE to hear a few of your favorite quotations, if you would be so 
>> kind.
>
> It's a very, very, very interesting book (in fact it was applauded by its 
> directors). Lexis Nexis published it, check their website for morre info. 
> ZHANG's main hypothesis is, the WIPO to GATT shift was motivated by the 
> deficit in foreign trade balance.

So was the "spin doctors' shift" from GNP to GDP!

The GDP looks better because it doesn't include the trade deficits,
but it's just an illusion. . .just like the revamped school test
scores to convince US families that "grade inflation" is real,
and their kids aren't really out of the top 25 countries before
they ever reach high school.

;-)

mh
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