bOING bOING: Broadcast Treaty negotiations (day 2/3)

We've just wrapped up the second day of Broadcast Treaty negotations at the UN in Geneva, and once again, two colleagues and I took really extensive notes on the proceeding. Brazil and India gave amazing testimony today, and I was able to address the UN on DRM -- it was screamingly cool. We did a lot more editorializing today -- it's still hard to follow, but damn this is important. If we lose here, it's a disaster for the Internet and the PC. Link [Boing Boing]

The rest of the post are comments from Brazilian rep(s?). Why is the voice of reason from Brazil here?!?!? I remember when such things would have come from America. I am often reminded of the novel The Space Merchants by C.M. Kornbluth and Frederick Pohl. Business has become the true government.