A law unto themselves, by John Naughton
Sunday June 13, 2004
The Observer.
This article describes a draft treaty at a World Intellectual Property Organization meeting that could have world wide consequences.

Experience over the last decade has shown us how established industries react when they are threatened by new technology. First they go into denial. Then they resort to legal countermeasures – which invariably fail. Finally they nobble legislators, seeking to persuade them to enact laws that will protect the old business models.

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