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ibeardsleeyay software patents eh?00:55
ajmitchmorning20:52
ollymorning21:37
chiltsmorning21:41
chiltsibeardslee: yeah, good news!21:41
ojwbanyone else find it amusing that this was announced by the commerce minister - Craig *Foss*?21:53
chiltsyeah, I noticed that too21:54
* ojwb can't help thinking the fight probably isn't won yet21:55
Gmorning21:56
mwhudsonmorning22:02
chiltsojwb: indeed, once other countries start wading in22:03
chiltsthough, perhaps other countries will take note and start doing it themselves22:03
chiltslike dominos22:03
ojwbwe can only hope22:03
mwhudsonswpatents or gay marriage?22:03
chiltslaws seem to go in waves22:03
ojwbformer22:04
chiltsand yeah, I was just about to mentioned that about gay marriage22:04
chiltsone does it, then the next feels that they're allowed to do it now22:04
chiltseven though they're totally independent and could have done it anyway22:04
ojwbperhaps i'm selfish, but being neither gay nor married...22:04
ojwbbe interesting to see a requirement to allow gay marriage rolled up into one of these multi-purpose "trade" agreements though22:07
mwhudsonhah22:07
mwhudsonthat would be an excellent troll22:07
chiltsheh22:08
Gojwb: so the issue of gay marriage would be a barrier to free trade? interesting... :)22:11
ojwbG: most of the things these treaties demand aren't barriers to free trade22:11
ojwbarguably many *introduce* barriers to free trade22:11

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