<nettime> cultural copyright vs cultural pirates [WAS Dark Markets]

["Paulukonis, Michael (RHD-DUN)" <Michael.Paulukonis@rhd.com>]

Paving the way for the the CMCA -- the Cultural Milennium Copyright Act.
Striking fear in the hearts of cultural pirates everywhere.

"Counterfeit Italian restaurants":
I suppose these are churned out in some Chinese factory somewhere. I wonder
if they have a catalog....

[one more question: what if China wants royalties on their noodles?]


too bad Berlusconi doesn't want to do anything about the new version of
"Swept Away" that's coming out.....

Swept Away is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult
guardian). There is a lot of swearing, a little nudity, a modicum of sex and
an eternity of staring at your watch.

Madonna stars in a soggy and superfluous English-language
remake of Lina Wertmüller's tart, schematic 1974 comedy
about class struggle and sexual combat on a deserted
Mediterranean island. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/11/movies/11SWEP.html?ex=1035340024&ei=1&en=6
150291ba6dc7dbd

-the Other Michael
http://xraysmalevich.tripod.com/alternativetonoise
http://www.watermelonpunch.com/whirl/
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect
wood or assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for
the endless immensity of the sea."
--Antoine de Saint Exupery


-----Original Message-----
From: Kermit Snelson [mailto:ksnelson@subjectivity.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 3:46 PM
To: nettime-l@bbs.thing.net
Subject: RE: <nettime> Dark Markets: Whose Democracy?



Hey Ned, your proposal that entire cultures be copyrightable as racial
intellectual property is really starting to catch on!  With President
Berlusconi, no less!  Congratulations!

Kermit
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