tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post2652267379687683390..comments2024-03-28T15:19:12.892-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: I can see Obama not wanting word on this to get out,Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-8655053772948463262009-11-04T14:12:29.948-08:002009-11-04T14:12:29.948-08:00The previous President did the same thing, so let&...The previous President did the same thing, so let's not try and blame Obama <i>alone</i>, or pretend this is an indictment (if true and accurately reported) of him, rather than of the State.<br /><br />On the other hand, this is an alleged "leak", not confirmed text. And of a "treaty" that isn't finished, and would still need to be voted on to take effect.<br /><br />I wouldn't trust Cory Doctorow's reading of anything more complicated than a menu - he seems to have made a hash of Geist's post, which is <i>much</i> less inflammatory than Doctorow's "ISPs gonna have to police you!"; in fact if he's correct about his "sources" saying that the enforcement is modeled after the US-Korea FTA, then Doctorow's claims are basically... lies.<br /><br />(Geist says "sources" have confirmed five basic issues, most of which just duplicate <i>existing free trade treaties</i>, which patently exclude common carriers.<br /><br />Doctorow somehow turns that into "treaty definitely destroying freedom on the internet!" - where he <i>got that idea</i> is unclear, since it doesn't seem to be in Geist's post.)<br /><br />Nor would it kill YouTube, or blogs, or anything else - at least if Geist's sources are correct... which, if they're not, there's no story at all, is there?<br /><br />The worst part about this is that Reynolds just uncritically reported Doctorow's hysteria - I don't expect better from Doctorow; I <i>do</i> expect better from Reynolds; he's a god-damn Law Professor.Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-86998258210548563172009-11-04T07:16:05.270-08:002009-11-04T07:16:05.270-08:00In a normal world, it would be far easier to polic...In a normal world, it would be far easier to police the posters rather than the hosters. Since the only way its done these days is to shut down the channel rather than those using it, I can see how the Thought Police would go about doing it. Yup, hope for the change of the hope of the change.Hajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355187023863916108noreply@blogger.com