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Software groups warn of FTA dangers
7-Aug-2004 http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2...
The US-Australia Free Trade Agreement poses a grave threat to the entire Australian software development industry due to the legal framework on intellectual property which is required upon adoption of the pact, the Open Source Industry Association and Linux Australia have warned.
Big FTA stoush brewing on copyright
30-Jun-2004
A full-scale political stoush is brewing over intellectual property provisions in the Australia-US free trade agreement following the passage of enabling legislation last week.