[pp.int.general] where is the manifesto?

[Carlos Ayala Vargas]

Reinier Bakels wrote:
> And it is very American. US copyright does not recognize moral rights, 
> so they  are not mandatory under TRIP(E)S. Some people had a lot of 
> fun when TRIPS was actually used *against* the Amercans - who allowed 
> no copyrights to be paid for (radio) music played in bars.
Can anyone have fun when law is used /against/ anyone? With /against/ I 
guess you mean that the TR/IP/S was designed to introduce new conditions 
for the author's rights treatment in the USA.
> Unfortunately, these rules are so vague that nobody knows what they 
> really mean - but on the positive side, that gives also room for 
> interpretation. 
I don't want that room for interpretation. While laws always allow an 
interpretation margin, I think that such margin has to be restricted 
-laws, though not 100 % /as is/ (because often there are cases that 
doesn't fully match with law and require courts of justice to 
interprete), I think that should leave clear their spirit and purposes, 
to avoid twisted interpretations-; otherwise, certainty of law -one of 
basic principles- would disappear, and judges and governments would be 
able to make interpretations -opposite from those made some years ago- 
according to unclear reasons.
> I admit, this is by no means the kind of radical change that PP would 
> prefer. But imho one should combine long-term visionary activity with 
> down-to-earth hands-on activism relating to "earthy" proposals.
Sorry, I don't know which is /the kind of radical change/ that you 
consider wouldn't be preferable for PPI.


                                                                                             
Carlos Ayala
                                                                                             
( Aiarakoa )

                                                                        
Partido Pirata National Board's Chairman