
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: Protectionism 2.0 &#8211; Or, the Rise of the New Mercantilists</title>
	<atom:link href="http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/</link>
	<description>Keeping politicians&#039; hands off the Net &#38; everything else related to technology</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
	<item>
		<title>By: Thanks boys</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-38690</link>
		<dc:creator>Thanks boys</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-38690</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Yhanks you&lt;br /&gt;ec42aee61b32d22a120b0b306c31cc7d&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yhanks you<br />ec42aee61b32d22a120b0b306c31cc7d</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Thanks boys</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-46636</link>
		<dc:creator>Thanks boys</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-46636</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Yhanks you&lt;br&gt;ec42aee61b32d22a120b0b306c31cc7d&lt;br&gt;&lt;/br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yhanks you<br />ec42aee61b32d22a120b0b306c31cc7d<br /></p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Hi boys!</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-38689</link>
		<dc:creator>Hi boys!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-38689</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Hello people&lt;br /&gt;b385ab3d7ec8a13da8cf9a46ef0bffd5&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello people<br />b385ab3d7ec8a13da8cf9a46ef0bffd5</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Hi boys!</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-46635</link>
		<dc:creator>Hi boys!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-46635</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Hello people&lt;br&gt;b385ab3d7ec8a13da8cf9a46ef0bffd5&lt;br&gt;&lt;/br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello people<br />b385ab3d7ec8a13da8cf9a46ef0bffd5<br /></p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: free music</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-38688</link>
		<dc:creator>free music</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-38688</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks boys :\n&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.c4systm.com/?music=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;LIMEWIRE&lt;/a&gt;  =  &lt;a href=&quot;http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Limewire&lt;/a&gt;  =  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00015.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dish network &lt;/a&gt;  =  &lt;a href=&quot;http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;free mp3 downloads&lt;/a&gt;  =  &lt;a href=&quot;http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;free music&lt;/a&gt;  =  &lt;a href=&quot;http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-downloads.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;limewire free music downloads&lt;/a&gt;  =  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00012.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pc satellite tv&lt;/a&gt;\nhttp://www.c4systm.com/?music=2 LIMEWIRE :: http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music.html limewire :: http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00015.html dish network  :: http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html mp3 music :: http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html Free Music Downloads :: http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-downloads.html limewire free music downloads :: http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00012.html pc satellite tv\n[url=http://www.c4systm.com/?music=2]limewire free download[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music.html]free limewire[/url]  .. [url=http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00015.html]dish network vs directv[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html]download music[/url]  .. [url=http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html]free ipod music downloads[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-downloads.html]free limewire download[/url]  .. [url=http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00012.html]pc satellite tv[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/free-music.html]free mp3[/url]&lt;br /&gt;3d0fd7&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks boys :\n<a href="http://www.c4systm.com/?music=2" rel="nofollow">LIMEWIRE</a>  =  <a href="http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music.html" rel="nofollow">Limewire</a>  =  <a href="http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00015.html" rel="nofollow">dish network </a>  =  <a href="http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">free mp3 downloads</a>  =  <a href="http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html" rel="nofollow">free music</a>  =  <a href="http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-downloads.html" rel="nofollow">limewire free music downloads</a>  =  <a href="http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00012.html" rel="nofollow">pc satellite tv</a>\nhttp://www.c4systm.com/?music=2 LIMEWIRE :: <a href="http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music.html" rel="nofollow">http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music.html</a> limewire :: <a href="http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00015.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00015.html</a> dish network  :: <a href="http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html</a> mp3 music :: <a href="http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html" rel="nofollow">http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html</a> Free Music Downloads :: <a href="http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-downloads.html" rel="nofollow">http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-downloads.html</a> limewire free music downloads :: <a href="http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00012.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00012.html</a> pc satellite tv\n[url=http://www.c4systm.com/?music=2]limewire free download[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music.html]free limewire[/url]  .. [url=http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00015.html]dish network vs directv[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html]download music[/url]  .. [url=http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html]free ipod music downloads[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-downloads.html]free limewire download[/url]  .. [url=http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00012.html]pc satellite tv[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/free-music.html]free mp3[/url]<br />3d0fd7</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: free music</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-46634</link>
		<dc:creator>free music</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-46634</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks boys :n&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.c4systm.com/?music=2&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;LIMEWIRE&lt;/a&gt;  =  &lt;a href=&quot;http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Limewire&lt;/a&gt;  =  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00015.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;dish network &lt;/a&gt;  =  &lt;a href=&quot;http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;free mp3 downloads&lt;/a&gt;  =  &lt;a href=&quot;http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;free music&lt;/a&gt;  =  &lt;a href=&quot;http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-downloads.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;limewire free music downloads&lt;/a&gt;  =  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00012.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pc satellite tv&lt;/a&gt;nhttp://www.c4systm.com/?music=2 LIMEWIRE :: &lt;a href=&quot;http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music.html&quot;&gt;http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music...&lt;/a&gt; limewire :: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pitt.edu/%7Eclh46/message00015.html&quot;&gt;http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00015.html&lt;/a&gt; dish network  :: &lt;a href=&quot;http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html&quot;&gt;http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html&lt;/a&gt; mp3 music :: &lt;a href=&quot;http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html&quot;&gt;http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html&lt;/a&gt; Free Music Downloads :: &lt;a href=&quot;http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-downloads.html&quot;&gt;http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-download...&lt;/a&gt; limewire free music downloads :: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pitt.edu/%7Eclh46/message00012.html&quot;&gt;http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00012.html&lt;/a&gt; pc satellite tvn[url=http://www.c4systm.com/?music=2]limewire free download[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music.html]free limewire[/url]  .. [url=http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00015.html]dish network vs directv[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html]download music[/url]  .. [url=http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html]free ipod music downloads[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-downloads.html]free limewire download[/url]  .. [url=http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00012.html]pc satellite tv[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/free-music.html]free mp3[/url]&lt;br&gt;3d0fd7&lt;br&gt;&lt;/br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks boys :n<a href="http://www.c4systm.com/?music=2" rel="nofollow">LIMEWIRE</a>  =  <a href="http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music.html" rel="nofollow">Limewire</a>  =  <a href="http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00015.html" rel="nofollow">dish network </a>  =  <a href="http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">free mp3 downloads</a>  =  <a href="http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html" rel="nofollow">free music</a>  =  <a href="http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-downloads.html" rel="nofollow">limewire free music downloads</a>  =  <a href="http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00012.html" rel="nofollow">pc satellite tv</a>nhttp://www.c4systm.com/?music=2 LIMEWIRE :: <a href="http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music.html">http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music&#8230;</a> limewire :: <a href="http://www.pitt.edu/%7Eclh46/message00015.html">http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00015.html</a> dish network  :: <a href="http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html">http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html</a> mp3 music :: <a href="http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html">http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html</a> Free Music Downloads :: <a href="http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-downloads.html">http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-download&#8230;</a> limewire free music downloads :: <a href="http://www.pitt.edu/%7Eclh46/message00012.html">http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00012.html</a> pc satellite tvn[url=http://www.c4systm.com/?music=2]limewire free download[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/limewire-music.html]free limewire[/url]  .. [url=http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00015.html]dish network vs directv[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/index.html]download music[/url]  .. [url=http://mama.indstate.edu/users/vikram/00016.html]free ipod music downloads[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/music-downloads.html]free limewire download[/url]  .. [url=http://www.pitt.edu/~clh46/message00012.html]pc satellite tv[/url]  .. [url=http://musicdownloads.tripod.com/free-music.html]free mp3[/url]<br />3d0fd7<br /></p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Kevin Carson</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-46633</link>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Carson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-46633</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;So &quot;lax enforcement of intellectual property piracy and counterfeiting&quot; is a &quot;trade barrier&quot;?  Wow, I thought I&#039;d heard some creepy Orwellianisms before, but this takes the prize.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The so-called &quot;intellectual property&quot; [sic] IS the &quot;trade barrier.&quot;  The RIAA and all the other copyright Nazis are the &quot;new mercantilists.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So &#8220;lax enforcement of intellectual property piracy and counterfeiting&#8221; is a &#8220;trade barrier&#8221;?  Wow, I thought I&#8217;d heard some creepy Orwellianisms before, but this takes the prize.<br /><br />The so-called &#8220;intellectual property&#8221; [sic] IS the &#8220;trade barrier.&#8221;  The RIAA and all the other copyright Nazis are the &#8220;new mercantilists.&#8221;</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Kevin Carson</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-38687</link>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Carson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-38687</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;So &quot;lax enforcement of intellectual property piracy and counterfeiting&quot; is a &quot;trade barrier&quot;?  Wow, I thought I&#039;d heard some creepy Orwellianisms before, but this takes the prize.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The so-called &quot;intellectual property&quot; [sic] IS the &quot;trade barrier.&quot;  The RIAA and all the other copyright Nazis are the &quot;new mercantilists.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So &#8220;lax enforcement of intellectual property piracy and counterfeiting&#8221; is a &#8220;trade barrier&#8221;?  Wow, I thought I&#8217;d heard some creepy Orwellianisms before, but this takes the prize.</p>

<p>The so-called &#8220;intellectual property&#8221; [sic] IS the &#8220;trade barrier.&#8221;  The RIAA and all the other copyright Nazis are the &#8220;new mercantilists.&#8221;</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Don Marti</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-46632</link>
		<dc:creator>Don Marti</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-46632</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Every law and regulation gets enforced differently against locals and visitors.  Speed limits, plant disease control regulations, building codes, professional licensing requirements, whatever. The more regulations there are, the more opportunities to apply them for political ends.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So if you want a level playing field for locally produced and important products, why wouldn&#039;t it make sense to scale back government regulations such as copyright and patent?&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every law and regulation gets enforced differently against locals and visitors.  Speed limits, plant disease control regulations, building codes, professional licensing requirements, whatever. The more regulations there are, the more opportunities to apply them for political ends.<br /><br /></p>

<p>So if you want a level playing field for locally produced and important products, why wouldn&#8217;t it make sense to scale back government regulations such as copyright and patent?</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Don Marti</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-38686</link>
		<dc:creator>Don Marti</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-38686</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Every law and regulation gets enforced differently against locals and visitors.  Speed limits, plant disease control regulations, building codes, professional licensing requirements, whatever. The more regulations there are, the more opportunities to apply them for political ends.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So if you want a level playing field for locally produced and important products, why wouldn&#039;t it make sense to scale back government regulations such as copyright and patent?&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every law and regulation gets enforced differently against locals and visitors.  Speed limits, plant disease control regulations, building codes, professional licensing requirements, whatever. The more regulations there are, the more opportunities to apply them for political ends.</p>

<p>So if you want a level playing field for locally produced and important products, why wouldn&#8217;t it make sense to scale back government regulations such as copyright and patent?</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: SailorRipley</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-46631</link>
		<dc:creator>SailorRipley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-46631</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;&quot;copyright theft&quot;...is that when somebody for example steals the copyright to &quot;The Shining&quot; from Stephen King and starts collecting his royalties?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;are there hordes of people out there that get their copyright stolen and now the royalties of movies, music, books, etc are landing in the laps of criminals?&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;copyright theft&#8221;&#8230;is that when somebody for example steals the copyright to &#8220;The Shining&#8221; from Stephen King and starts collecting his royalties?<br /><br />are there hordes of people out there that get their copyright stolen and now the royalties of movies, music, books, etc are landing in the laps of criminals?</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Tim Lee</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-46630</link>
		<dc:creator>Tim Lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-46630</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Mike, if people were specifically stealing American goods at the docks, you might describe that as a trade problem. But if a country just had a lot of theft in general, that would be a crime problem, not a trade issue. Nobody claims that the high crime rate in South Africa is a trade problem.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Moreover, if you read the report, a lot of the &quot;lax IP enforcement&quot; problems they cite are things like France&#039;s attempt to open the iTunes platform. Whether you agree with that policy or not (I don&#039;t) that&#039;s clearly a regulatory issue, not a trade issue.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mike, if people were specifically stealing American goods at the docks, you might describe that as a trade problem. But if a country just had a lot of theft in general, that would be a crime problem, not a trade issue. Nobody claims that the high crime rate in South Africa is a trade problem.<br /><br />Moreover, if you read the report, a lot of the &#8220;lax IP enforcement&#8221; problems they cite are things like France&#8217;s attempt to open the iTunes platform. Whether you agree with that policy or not (I don&#8217;t) that&#8217;s clearly a regulatory issue, not a trade issue.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: SailorRipley</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-38685</link>
		<dc:creator>SailorRipley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-38685</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;&quot;copyright theft&quot;...is that when somebody for example steals the copyright to &quot;The Shining&quot; from Stephen King and starts collecting his royalties?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;are there hordes of people out there that get their copyright stolen and now the royalties of movies, music, books, etc are landing in the laps of criminals?&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;copyright theft&#8221;&#8230;is that when somebody for example steals the copyright to &#8220;The Shining&#8221; from Stephen King and starts collecting his royalties?</p>

<p>are there hordes of people out there that get their copyright stolen and now the royalties of movies, music, books, etc are landing in the laps of criminals?</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Tim Lee</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-38684</link>
		<dc:creator>Tim Lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-38684</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Mike, if people were specifically stealing American goods at the docks, you might describe that as a trade problem. But if a country just had a lot of theft in general, that would be a crime problem, not a trade issue. Nobody claims that the high crime rate in South Africa is a trade problem.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Moreover, if you read the report, a lot of the &quot;lax IP enforcement&quot; problems they cite are things like France&#039;s attempt to open the iTunes platform. Whether you agree with that policy or not (I don&#039;t) that&#039;s clearly a regulatory issue, not a trade issue.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mike, if people were specifically stealing American goods at the docks, you might describe that as a trade problem. But if a country just had a lot of theft in general, that would be a crime problem, not a trade issue. Nobody claims that the high crime rate in South Africa is a trade problem.</p>

<p>Moreover, if you read the report, a lot of the &#8220;lax IP enforcement&#8221; problems they cite are things like France&#8217;s attempt to open the iTunes platform. Whether you agree with that policy or not (I don&#8217;t) that&#8217;s clearly a regulatory issue, not a trade issue.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: MikeT</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-46629</link>
		<dc:creator>MikeT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-46629</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;If a country routinely allows piracy, rather than having very liberal fair use rules, then that is majorly screwing over our businesses. It would be akin to our police and customs agents not lifting a finger if our domestic gangs robbed foreign manufacturers at the docks, stealing entire shipping containers of goods. Either way, the policy of not providing consistent protection has made it virtually impossible to sell the goods in a fair way.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If a country routinely allows piracy, rather than having very liberal fair use rules, then that is majorly screwing over our businesses. It would be akin to our police and customs agents not lifting a finger if our domestic gangs robbed foreign manufacturers at the docks, stealing entire shipping containers of goods. Either way, the policy of not providing consistent protection has made it virtually impossible to sell the goods in a fair way.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: MikeT</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-38683</link>
		<dc:creator>MikeT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-38683</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;If a country routinely allows piracy, rather than having very liberal fair use rules, then that is majorly screwing over our businesses. It would be akin to our police and customs agents not lifting a finger if our domestic gangs robbed foreign manufacturers at the docks, stealing entire shipping containers of goods. Either way, the policy of not providing consistent protection has made it virtually impossible to sell the goods in a fair way.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If a country routinely allows piracy, rather than having very liberal fair use rules, then that is majorly screwing over our businesses. It would be akin to our police and customs agents not lifting a finger if our domestic gangs robbed foreign manufacturers at the docks, stealing entire shipping containers of goods. Either way, the policy of not providing consistent protection has made it virtually impossible to sell the goods in a fair way.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Tim Lee</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-46628</link>
		<dc:creator>Tim Lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-46628</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Braden, I have to say I&#039;m puzzled about how lax copyright enforcement is a trade barrier. Are these countries giving different levels of protection to domestic copyright holders than foreign copyright holders?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If not, why is this a trade issue, rather than just a generic policy dispute? Lots of people argue it&#039;s unfair that some countries have laxer environmental and labor regulations than we do. Would you consider that a trade barrier as well?&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Braden, I have to say I&#8217;m puzzled about how lax copyright enforcement is a trade barrier. Are these countries giving different levels of protection to domestic copyright holders than foreign copyright holders?<br /><br />If not, why is this a trade issue, rather than just a generic policy dispute? Lots of people argue it&#8217;s unfair that some countries have laxer environmental and labor regulations than we do. Would you consider that a trade barrier as well?</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Braden</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-46627</link>
		<dc:creator>Braden</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-46627</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;No, there&#039;s no double-speak, particularly with regard to copyright theft - movies, music, books, etc. - and with software piracy. If a country has rules protecting IP (and those that participate in the WTO do) they should be enforcing them.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No, there&#8217;s no double-speak, particularly with regard to copyright theft &#8211; movies, music, books, etc. &#8211; and with software piracy. If a country has rules protecting IP (and those that participate in the WTO do) they should be enforcing them.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Tim Lee</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-38682</link>
		<dc:creator>Tim Lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-38682</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;Braden, I have to say I&#039;m puzzled about how lax copyright enforcement is a trade barrier. Are these countries giving different levels of protection to domestic copyright holders than foreign copyright holders?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If not, why is this a trade issue, rather than just a generic policy dispute? Lots of people argue it&#039;s unfair that some countries have laxer environmental and labor regulations than we do. Would you consider that a trade barrier as well?&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Braden, I have to say I&#8217;m puzzled about how lax copyright enforcement is a trade barrier. Are these countries giving different levels of protection to domestic copyright holders than foreign copyright holders?</p>

<p>If not, why is this a trade issue, rather than just a generic policy dispute? Lots of people argue it&#8217;s unfair that some countries have laxer environmental and labor regulations than we do. Would you consider that a trade barrier as well?</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: j</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-46626</link>
		<dc:creator>j</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-46626</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;It takes some pretty rich double-speak to refer to &lt;i&gt;lax enforcement of government grants of monopoly&lt;/i&gt; as a &quot;trade barrier&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It takes some pretty rich double-speak to refer to <i>lax enforcement of government grants of monopoly</i> as a &#8220;trade barrier&#8221;.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Braden</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-38681</link>
		<dc:creator>Braden</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-38681</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;No, there&#039;s no double-speak, particularly with regard to copyright theft - movies, music, books, etc. - and with software piracy. If a country has rules protecting IP (and those that participate in the WTO do) they should be enforcing them.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No, there&#8217;s no double-speak, particularly with regard to copyright theft &#8211; movies, music, books, etc. &#8211; and with software piracy. If a country has rules protecting IP (and those that participate in the WTO do) they should be enforcing them.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: j</title>
		<link>http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/comment-page-1/#comment-38680</link>
		<dc:creator>j</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://techliberation.com/2007/06/21/protectionism-20-or-the-rise-of-the-new-mercantilists/#comment-38680</guid>
		<description>&lt;p&gt;It takes some pretty rich double-speak to refer to &lt;i&gt;lax enforcement of government grants of monopoly&lt;/i&gt; as a &quot;trade barrier&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It takes some pretty rich double-speak to refer to <i>lax enforcement of government grants of monopoly</i> as a &#8220;trade barrier&#8221;.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>

