[p2p-research] Fwd/ RFC: Re: [Bricolabs] P2P foundation scam?

[Michel Bauwens]

Great Celia, thanks again for your wonderful work. I'm very proud to be
associated to this initiative, thanks to your intervention.

the announcement will appear on our 2 blogs!!

Michel



On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 4:31 AM, celia blanco <seliabv at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Michel
>
>
>
> I am also writing you because the IP consumers' report that Consumers
> International  prepared to "combat" the 301 US report have been launched. I
> ended up doing the Spanish part as a P2P Foundation collaborator, (I asked
> you some time ago about it)  so it is up to you to release it.
>
> I am copying the last email from Jeremy Malcolm (who I think  you know) and
> attached you will find the Press release they send participants to use or
> adapt:
>
> "Consumers International released its IP Watch List to the media (following
> a successful soft launch in Sydney earlier this month), shortly before the
> US government released its own Special 301 Report.  The two documents have
> opposing aims: ours is to reveal how well countries respect the interests of
> consumers in their copyright laws and enforcement practices, whereas the 301
> Report is only concerned with the interests of IP owners.
>
> It is regrettable to see that the transition from the Bush to the Obama
> administration has not resulted in a more even-handed and compassionate
> Special 301 Report.  The 301 Report continues to cite countries as failing
> to adequately protect the interests of US IP owners, even though those
> countries are acting within their international obligations and in many
> cases serving their citizens' interests better than countries with stricter
> IP laws.
>
> The Consumers International IP Watch List and the USTR Special 301 Reportmay be downloaded from these addresses respectively:
>
> http://A2Knetwork.org/watchlist <http://a2knetwork.org/watchlist>
>
> http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Document_Library/Reports_Publications/2009/2009_Special_301_Report/asset_upload_file500_15612.pdf
>
> See also news coverage here:
>
>
> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/102092,watchlist-reveals-us-hypocrisy-on-ip-laws.aspx
> "
>
>
>
> Bests
>
>
> Celia
>
>
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