[wplug] What is this World Intellectual Property Concept that RMS is pushing?

[Tim Lesher]

Zachary Uram wrote:

>would international IP disputes be settled by World Court?
>how do you enforce IP laws in countries which don't recognize them?
>to take analogy from computer security you have black hat attackers
>who can attack US sites at will without fear of US extradition and prosecution.
>how does one recup financial costs from such an incident from legal perspective?
>  
>
Good questions, although none are really addressed by this document.  
You'll want to read up on WIPO itself for the details of how this 
works--it's a bit complex for a quick response, but it's basically a 
carrot-and-stick mechanism. 

Also understand that this proposal isn't being made in a vacuum:  WIPO 
is an existing body that the proposal is attempting to reform.

-- 
Tim Lesher
tim at lesher.ws