* on the Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 12:15:53PM +0100, Norbert Bollow wrote:
- on the Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 08:36:35AM +0100, Thomas Dagonnier wrote:
It may be an idea to have a look at the treaty they have to implement : http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/Treaties/Html/185.htm
Shame on whoever came up with this, and on whoever signed this. You've just grossly violated democratic judical principles.
One important thing to keep in mind is that signatures under international treaties are *not* a commitment to do what the treaty says, they are only a declaration of intention to consider for ratification that particular version of the treaty.
Yes, but they're a commitment to implement said articles, so if you sign this, you intent to:
"10.1 Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences under its domestic law the infringement of copyright,"
There are certain provisions which weaken this, further down but STILL this declares the intention to take out copyright infringement out of civil right into criminal right. Which is an outrageous step in the protection of artificial trade-monopolies.
Cheers Seegras