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Subject: Re: [DMCA_discuss] Ukraine to get trade sanctions for weak piracy laws
From: "Jon O ." <jono () microshaft ! org>
Date: 2002-01-19 4:42:51
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One last bit of information. Look at how well targeted
these sanctions below. It's not so much a blanket
sanction on an industry as a targeted, highly specific,
we-don't-want-these-materials-anymore type sanction:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002_register&docid=01-32231-filed
``Articles the product of Ukraine:.........
9903.27.01 Distillate and residual fuel oils 100%
(including blended fuel oils) and wastes
of distillate and residual fuel oils
(whether or not blended) (provided for in
subheading 2710.19.05,
2710.19.10,2710.99.05 or 2710.99.10)......
9903.27.02 Rare gases, other than argon (provided for 100%
in subheading 2804.29.00).................
9903.27.03 Germanium oxides and zirconium dioxide 100%
(provided for in subheading 2825.60.00)...
9903.27.04 Carbides of silicon (provided for in 100%
subheading 2849.20.10 or 2849.20.20)......
9903.27.05 Other mineral or chemical fertilizers, 100%
containing nitrates and phosphates
(provided for in subheading 3105.51.00)...
9903.27.06 Pigments and preparations based on titanium 100%
dioxide (provided for in subheading
3206.11.00 or 3206.19.00).................
9903.27.07 Other uncoated, unbleached kraft paper and 100%
paperboard, in rolls or sheets, weighing
225 g/m2 or more (provided for
insubheading 4804.51.00)..................
9903.27.08 Other footwear with outer soles of rubber, 100%
plastics or composition leather and uppers
of leather (provided for in subheading
6403.99.60, 6403.99.75 or 6403.99.90).....
9903.27.09 Other footwear with outer soles of rubber 100%
or plastics and uppers of textile
materials, with open toes or open heels,
or of the slip-on type (provided for in
subheading 6404.19.35)....................
9903.27.10 Diamonds, unsorted (provided for in 100%
subheading 7102.10.00)....................
9903.27.11 Diamonds, nonindustrial (provided for in 100%
subheading 7102.31.00 or 7102.39.00)......
9903.27.12 Catalysts in the form of wire cloth or 100%
grill, of platinum (provided for in
subheading 7115.10.00)....................
9903.27.13 Unrefined copper; copper anodes for 100%
electrolytic refining (provided for in
heading 7402.00.00).......................
9903.27.14 Other unwrought aluminum alloys (provided 100%
for in subheading 7601.20.90).............
9903.27.15 Other refrigerating or freezing equipment; 100%''
heat pumps (provided for in subheading
8418.69.00)...............................
Welcome to Tradewars 2002.
On 18-Jan-2002, Jon O . wrote:
>
> It seems like the old laws of supply and demand are quickly
> dissolving. CDs in the Ukraine are too expensive for the
> average consumer which creates a pirate market. US
> copyright controllers decide they don't like this pirate
> market and ask the US to enforce trade sanctions (or did
> the US just decide to do this for to good of ... without
> influence from the corporations?). Regardless, because
> of this pirate market, the Ukrainian metals and footwear
> industries will now be sanctioned.
>
> This whole scenario is just too complicated to fully
> understand all the ramifications. But, let's take a
> shot.
>
> Will the lack of pirate CDs increase the copyright
> controllers revenue? Isn't this the ultimate goal
> of these sanctions along with killing the pirate
> market?
>
> Where do these sanctions extend? All US foreign-
> trade zones:
> http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002_register&docid=01-32231-filed
> That's a pretty large enconomic area isn't is?
>
> What if demand for metals and footwear has dropped in
> US foreign trade zones and this is just a red herring
> to keep the Ukrainian goods out? Does this possibility
> have any influence? How do we know it doesn't?
>
> Why would you punish private companies for laws not
> passed by the government?
>
> How is this different from a country forcing another
> country to buy its tea and charging too much for it?
> Who produces most of the popular music for the world? So,
> it is like one country charging another too much
> for tea.
>
> Who monitors the Intellectual Property monopolies
> to ensure fair trade practices?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 18-Jan-2002, Jon O . wrote:
> >
> > http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,49830,00.html
> >
> > But U.S. and international recording industry associations were quick to condemn \
> > the measure as falling far short of what Ukraine needs to do.
> > "We are deeply disappointed that Ukraine has not passed an effective law and \
> > instead is rushing through an ineffective law," said Eric Schwartz, vice \
> > president and special counsel of the International Intellectual Property \
> > Alliance, whose members include the Recording Industry Association of America.
> > ...
> >
> > Ukrainian parliamentarians objected to the government's original bill, saying it \
> > hurt the interests of domestic producers and made CDs unaffordable for the \
> > public.
> > Music and other CDs that sell for more than $15 in Western Europe cost about $3 \
> > for a pirated copy in the capital Kiev.
> > The government has warned that the sanctions could cost Ukraine about $470 \
> > million a year in export revenues and say companies might have to cut thousands \
> > of jobs.
> > Ukraine's economic recovery has been mainly driven by exporters, which account \
> > for half of gross domestic product.
> >
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