On: Sylvie Forbin, lobbyist for Vivendi, is new head of copyright at WIPO

[everyone]

I dont really know anything about WIPO. Its this surprising? Or is announcement similar to 'Darth vader appointed as new head of the Empire' ?

[elsewhen → everyone]

i think its more like north korea heading the UN commission on human rights.

[chrisbennet → elsewhen]

Saudi Arabia is chairing the United commission on human rights currently. Pretty crazy eh?

[steve-howard → chrisbennet]

It's the human rights council now, but you're right. Didn't think the UN was a particularly effective body at any rate, but that's ridiculous.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Co...

[forgotpwtomain → steve-howard]

> Didn't think the UN was a particularly effective body at any rate, but that's ridiculous.

I'm not sure ridiculous is strong enough here..