ESR: Goodbye Fedora

[Mike McCarty]

Bruno Wolff III wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 23, 2007 at 09:29:47 +1000,
>   Res <res at ausics.net> wrote:
> 
>>On Thu, 22 Feb 2007, Alan wrote:
>>
>>Yes, but again the US cant enforce its laws against other countries.
>>it is not the world govt/world police, and about time they woke up smelt 
>>the damned coffee and realised that.
> 
>  
> Unfortunately for the rest of the world, it can because it has the largest

Fortunately or unfortunately, as one's viewpoint is.

The Federal Govt of the USA has jurisdiction over the entire
face of the Earth except within the States, because the US Constitution
says so. That's how the US Govt arrested Manuel Noriega.

[snip]

> Most likely US corporate interests have influenced your country's laws.
> For example if you are in the EU, members are supposed to be enacting DMCA
> like laws. Software patents could still end up being forced upon EU members
> as well.

We really need to repeal (at least portions of) the DMCA. It won't be
long, I trow. The RIAA fought tooth and nail to prevent radio stations
from playing music. When the RIAA and corresponding TV (forget the
acronym) and movie associations figure out how to make money from
easily available stuff, then we'll see the end of encryption, region
codes, etc. on their own.

Mike
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