World Copyright Treaties Would Expand Reach of U.S. Internet Legislation

From Wired News…
\”Two treaties taking effect this spring would expand the reach of controversial American legislation designed to regulate the Internet. The World Intellectual Property Organization, an international body of government representatives that globalizes laws, announced new guidelines to crack down on digital piracy. The WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performance and Phonograms Treaty, which go into effect over the next three months, extend copyright protection to computer programs, movies and music.\” More