That is petty fucked up. On 14 November 2013 06:26, Ilitirit Sama <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > UltraDavid on the leaked secret copyright treaties: > > --Some countries want more protection for geographical indications, which > are rights to names based on location (like how sparkling wine is only > "champagne" if it's from Champagne France). The US seems not to really care > about this. > > --It provides for a big increase in the kinds of things that can be > patented in ways that could harm the pace of innovation, consumers, and > smaller companies. Newly patentable things would include plants, animals, > biological processes, video game rules, *methods of mental processes*, > software itself, artwork, books, and more. The US already allows some of > these, but other countries don't, and nobody allows patents for some of > them. > > --There's a way to re-patent already known or previously patented stuff as > long as you claim the stuff has a new use. The US also wants standards for > granting patents to be relaxed a bit compared to many countries' current > requirements and patent terms to be made effectively longer by not counting > long delays between when the patent was first filed and when it was granted > (which can take years in some cases) toward the total patent term. > > --There are some reasons for a country to not allow a patent to be used > (aka exploited), like dire health circumstances, but not, as it says, > "merely because the exploitation is prohibited by their law." > > --Penalties for many kinds of copyright infringement and circumvention of > technological protections like DRM would be increased. Some of these rules > would require countries to install penalties like the US currently has, > while others criminalize and penalize more severely than anyone currently > does. > > --If the US gets its way, internet service providers will be on the hook > to some degree for copyright infringement engaged in by their users and > will be legally incented to work with copyright owners to deter > infringement. Other countries oppose this. > > > > http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1qj6xd/wikileaks_releases_the_secret_negotiated_draft/cddnaqb > > The bolded part is a big WTF (I looked it up - it's legit). Basically > someone can patent certain methods of teaching and instruction. Imagine > not being able to do long division because your school couldn't afford the > royalty fees associated with teaching you how to do it. >