Mexican Senate Unanimously Votes To Remove Mexico From ACTA Negotations

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101005/17320811304/mexican-senate-unanimously-votes-to-remove-mexico-from-acta-negotations.shtml

by gasull • 16 years ago

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Das_Bruce• 16 years ago

I always hear about these types of agreements and wonder what the opinion of the respective nations peoples are.

drivingmenuts• 16 years ago

Since the Internet is not as widespread in Mexico, I'm pretty sure most of the population have somewhat different priorities.

ido• 16 years ago

Actually these days Mexico is a fairly well developed country with decent internet penetration.

joshbert• 16 years ago

What are you talking about, drivingmenuts? We're Internet addicts!

Also, I think this was a good decision from the Senate. The country has made some serious strides towards true Freedom of Speech during the last decade.

slantyyz2• 16 years ago

I'm sure that if the people had a say (ahem, or should I say pooled their money to influence politicians in the same way lobby groups do), these agreements would be much more reasonable than they are now.

Andrew_Quentin• 16 years ago

I am sorry but the people pool their money way more than the lobby groups do. It is just that taxes are taken for granted and they should not be.

kiba2• 16 years ago

The people don't care.

However, that's just the way I like it. Why? Because it doesn't target the businessmen, but the consumers.

Angry consumers mean Switching. Switching mean market share. Market share mean money.

I am like the small new publishing house in the 19th century. These publishing house make their living from legal piracy of British literature. You know what? It was a boon for the American public. The American people can learn how to read cheaply. The price are mere cents in America as opposed to dollars back in Britain. It was excellent public policy.

You know who don't like it? American writers. You see, British literature dominated the literacy market. So they get out-competed instead.

Well, of course, I don't sell pirated software on the side. The analogy ain't perfect.

Sure, the media giants are enemies of liberty. However it doesn't mean that they are smartest cabal in the world. Far from it.

kiba2• 16 years ago

I forgot to inform you at least that I know Charles Dicken do want copyright.

However, some British authors are making a killing off the American publishers, sometime even more money than they were paid in royalty rate for years.

shareme• 16 years ago

Its non binding folks..means absolutely nothing..

InclinedPlane• 16 years ago

Non binding, sure, but hardly meaningless. Currently ACTA is in the negotiations stage. Mexico's congress has the power to reject treaties, so this resolution means that no matter what is negotiated it will not be accepted by Mexico.

armandososa2• 16 years ago

I'll share a funny anecdote with you:

Both Prodigy (Carlos Slim, richest man in the world's ISP) and Yoo (second largest ISP, property of Televisa) advertise their bandwidth service saying "You can download a song or a movie faster".

The funny part is that legal online music services are almost non existing (there's the iTunes Music Store, but it's use is not widespread and no streaming services) and there's absloutely no way to buy or rent movies legally.

So, it's implied that with ISP's bandwidth offer you can bittorrent and rapidhare way faster.

Mexican Senate Unanimously Votes To Remove Mexico From ACTA Negotations

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