Talk:Iran and copyright issues

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I removed "Further so, not only are Iranian intellectual properties not protected in the U.S., but even physical properties on loan from the Iranian government to U.S. institutions are open to confiscation by law, as has been the ongoing case of Chicago's Persian heritage crisis" because it is incorrect. The confiscation was pursuant to the execution of a court order issued in Jenny Rubin, et al vs. the Islamic Republic of Iran, et al. Under such circumstances, ANY country's or person's property would be subject to seizure. It has absolutely nothing to do with intellectual property law.

[edit] Overtly optimistic

> Iran however must eventually change this status when it becomes a full-member of WTO, <

Do you actually mean the "Sahdom of Persia" becomes a full-member of WTO? Islamocratic Iran will never be a WTO member and war is to start before Bush leaves office. 82.131.210.162 (talk) 11:14, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Believe if I see it.

> It is not uncommon nowadays for IRIB, Iran's state run television broadcasting organization, to air edited and censored versions of Hollywood blockbusters in Persian language. <

This is a dubious claim. US special forces have C-130 "Compass Call" and "Commando Solo" plane variants capable of jamming nationwide on-air transmissions. They could use them to protect US intellectual property assets and no country could oppose such a move, because almost all countries of the world are WIPO members bound to protect copyright. I cannot imagine USA missing out on such an easy option to humiliate the iranian ayatollahdom. Back in the good ol' cold war days commie countries jammed Voice of America, RFE and austrian state TV day and night. 82.131.210.162 (talk) 11:21, 23 May 2008 (UTC)