09-16-2005, 04:57 PM
Love and esterelSep 16 2005, 10:25 AM -1- URGES all Nations to encourage the growth of the entertainment industry"
-2- BANS any "regional system" for commercial DRM?s (Digital Rights Management) and media formats, such as Blu-ray disc, High Density Digital Versatile Disc (HD DVD), Universal Media Disc (UMD), Super Audio CD (SACD), DualDisc, Enhanced Versatile Disc (EVD) and any previous or future storage medium,
-3- URGES STRONGLY all nations to regulate DRMs and Media duplication protections, in order to assure compatibility for customers with most media players,
-4- MANDATES developed nations where companies propose a commercial media support or DRM system standard to regulate the cost of its patent licensing in order to be financially reasonable and available to developing nations [/quote]
It's still not free trade, and there is no justification at all why the UN should even contemplate spending its precious time on this resolution, instead of leaving this either to national governments or to businesses.
-2- BANS any "regional system" for commercial DRM?s (Digital Rights Management) and media formats, such as Blu-ray disc, High Density Digital Versatile Disc (HD DVD), Universal Media Disc (UMD), Super Audio CD (SACD), DualDisc, Enhanced Versatile Disc (EVD) and any previous or future storage medium,
-3- URGES STRONGLY all nations to regulate DRMs and Media duplication protections, in order to assure compatibility for customers with most media players,
-4- MANDATES developed nations where companies propose a commercial media support or DRM system standard to regulate the cost of its patent licensing in order to be financially reasonable and available to developing nations [/quote]
It's still not free trade, and there is no justification at all why the UN should even contemplate spending its precious time on this resolution, instead of leaving this either to national governments or to businesses.