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On 08/15/2010 07:39 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On 15/08/2010 22:12, Jim Byrnes wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Basil Chupin wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On 15/08/2010 19:27, Yorvyk wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:41:34 +1000
Basil Chupin<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:blchupin@iinet.net.au"><blchupin@iinet.net.au></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On 15/08/2010 13:21, IdleOne wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Ubuntu comes with Totem as a default as for the codecs, there are legal
reasons why those codecs are not installed by default and they won't be
anytime soon
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<pre wrap="">Nor forever - if the terms of the secret negotiations now going on
between nations, and about which they are "sworn" not to discuss or
disclose to their citizens are accepted. I read about this only a day or
so ago but now cannot find the reference to this :-( .
And it is not a joke.
I'll see if I can find this article I read and will then post it
probably in sounder.
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<pre wrap="">I think it is ACTA that you’re talking about.
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<pre wrap="">I believe you are correct. All I now need is to find the article I
mentioned. The details of this ACTA are not revealed or discussed
publicly - the whole thing is being dealt in complete secrecy.
BC
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<pre wrap="">Maybe on this site: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.theregister.co.uk">http://www.theregister.co.uk</a>. I know that's where I
read about it.
Regards, Jim
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<pre wrap="">No it wasn't - I haven't read TheRegister in quite a while. However,
I'll check it out.
I read the article in either one of our local (Australian) [online]
newspapers or the BBC News (online) or Global Research or.....damned if
I can remember! :-) .
BC
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement</a><br>
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At the 8th round of negotiations, 12–16 April 2010 in <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a>,
New Zealand, it was agreed to release the <a
href="http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2010/april/tradoc_146029.pdf"
class="external text" rel="nofollow">official current draft text</a>,
which was published on 20 April 2010. As a draft the text that is still
subject to negotiation, and the published draft text includes
alternative wording and suggestions in brackets. The published draft
text does not indicate the position of individual countries.<br>
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<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement#cite_note-ige.ch-7"><span></span></a><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.eff.org/issues/acta">http://www.eff.org/issues/acta</a><br>
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ACTA has several features that raise significant potential concerns for
consumers’ privacy and civil liberties, for innovation and the free
flow of information on the Internet, legitimate commerce, and for
developing countries’ ability to choose policy options that best suit
their domestic priorities and level of economic development.<br>
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