That is an interesting value giwven to the law and its value, very american (war on iraq, meddling in Afirca, interventionism in SE Asia, all in the name of morality I guess?)

What about the US morality then when it uses the same agreement to issues compulsory licences for Tamiflu, the Balckberry, part of F16 Jet Fighters and auto part?

The Thai General started the CL policy and they also started teh 100% condom programme who saved thailand from a disaster 17 years ago.

I prefer to be a “useful idiot” who save life than a self-righteouss one who does nothing.

Always yours.

Do not forget to protest the next time the thai military will buy swedish… jet fighters. Or make a coup.

What can I say more ? I don’t want to insult you. But the expression “useful idiots” does apply, unfortunately.

Indirectly, you are supporting the thai generals… And you know what ? They are laughing, oh boy, they are laughing.

It doesn’t strike you that… the thai generals started the CL policy ? A red herring to entertain the useful idiots, while they were doing their dirty job behind.
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=36382

Bravo. Congratulations. They need you.

You have writen at lenght against Thailand decision to issue CL, other have writen at lenght supporting it.

But utimately, the law is on Thailand side as even the US have accepted…

~r

True enough from both. It sticks in my craw though, that they can bendy words all over the place and think they are being shrewd when they are only appearing shiftless and greasy.

Of course the world rips people off, of course big pharma is obnoxious, but the Thais seem to find a way to do it with maximum sleaze and minimum appearance of honesty.

It really galled me to hear Abhisit complaining that Thai IP rights were being stolen, and it really galls me to hear Anupong say there are no secret prisons. That kind of thing uttered with a straight face and the poor loves really believe that people believe them.

George had it bang on when he noted in another post: ‘cognitive dissonance’. Exactly.

I think cognitive dissonance can be immeasurably improved by a good kicking.

Bedwyr.

The Intellectual Property Department stated that American businesses feel that police and customs officers are more active in the suppression of pirated garments. I don’t think this is true. Much has been removed from the streets in tourist areas, but business is very strong in offices and commercial centers.

I would say the standard of pirated cd’s and dvd’s, for example, has improved dramatically in recent years. Masters are always available before general release in public cinemas. This is a huge business for the police, so it is not in their interest to tackle it.

In the nineteenth century, American companies, with tacit approval from their government, and the active assistance of laws passed (or not passed) by Congress ripped off European ideas without so much as a ‘thank you’.

Japanese Companies in the fifties ripped off American ideas while the government looked the other way.

In the Sixties and seventies, Korean and HK companies ripped of Japanese ideas.

Then the Taiwanese ripped off the Koreans. Now the Chinese rip off everyone’s ideas.

Soon the Cambodians will be ripping off Chinese Ideas, and so it goes.

Currently, American drug companies are ripping off ideas from Asian traditional medicine, patenting them and selling the same back to Asia.

I’m not saying it’s right. Just saying that when it comes to mendacity, the Thais are in good company.