Inferno: Fw: [free-sklyarov] Lessig on WIPO (short) (fwd)

[Jim Choate]

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From: "Erik Moeller" <moeller at scireview.de>
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Subject: [free-sklyarov] Lessig on WIPO (short)


> Here's the reply I got from Larry Lessig on the relevance of the WIPO 
> Copyright Treaty to the issues discussed on the list, my original 
> mail is also quoted below. For more on WIPO, see my summary:
> 
> http://www.infoanarchy.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2001/8/4/53534/20827
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> Date sent:      Sun, 05 Aug 2001 19:47:50 -0700
> Subject:        Re: WIPO Copyright Treaty
> From:           Lawrence Lessig <lessig at pobox.com>
> To:             Erik Moeller <moeller at scireview.de>
> 
> The treaty does push for DMCA like legislation, but most nations (even
> those ratifying the treaty) have not yet enacted DMCA legislation. I
> think the WIPO treaty should be opposed, so I do think it would be
> good to identify this as a problem. -- 
> 
> Lessig
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> > From: "Erik Moeller" <moeller at scireview.de>
> > Organization: Scientific Review Service
> > Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 07:44:31 +0200
> > To: lessig at eff.org
> > Subject: WIPO Copyright Treaty
> > 
> > Dear Professor Lessig,
> > 
> > as a legal expert who is familiar with the Sklyarov case, what do
> > you think about the WIPO Copyright Treaty? As far as I understand
> > it, it is the direct "cause" of the DMCA and similar international
> > laws and was agreed on by delegates of the WIPO member nations
> > during the December 1996 meeting.
> > 
> > But member nations seem to have no actual obligation to enforce the
> > treaty, and it could in fact be denounced with no consequences. Do
> > you think it would make sense to
> > 
> > - denounce the 1996 WIPO Copyright Treaty and replace the DMCA with
> > more reasonable national law / repeal it - protest at the next WIPO
> > copyright meeting (Nov 26-30 in Geneva) - submit papers to the WIPO
> > convention - get organizations like the EFF to participate in the
> > convention?
> > 
> > I think WIPO may be a better target than the national goverments,
> > since they specifically deal with these issues. What do you think?
> > 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Erik Moeller
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> > truly belong to all of us. We must not let it happen again." -- Carl
> > Sagan
> > 
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> for power, have destroyed treasures of immeasurable value which truly
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