because the country's just signed up to a global web piracy pact covering everything from movies and music to fashion and pharmaceuticals but its net does stretch widely artie's alexi had a chef ski's in warsaw to explain this. well this document called the courtesy trade agreement which has been signed by poland and many other countries other countries in fact including the united states. new zealand and others is the reason why tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets in poland is the reason why most of the governmental web sites in this country have been hijacked by the hacker groups including the anonymous how you look it is well known across the world basically this agreement is all about protecting the intellectual property including movies books pharmaceuticals designer clothes and things like that but ordinary people fear that the big corporations will use it to police the web to take regular users offline so we've seen lots of protests in poland as i mentioned

in the last several days we are also seeing protests being held today in the cities of new berlin and postmen in central poland we are expecting more protests tomorrow on friday more so the problem about this document is that it was worked out in complete secrecy bypassing all governments and the general public had no access to it so that's why the regular users are afraid that this document would be used against them i'll just give you a simple example for instance you create a website and you put links to your favorite movies on this website and big corporations can in fact start a criminal case against you saying that you violate the agreement so nobody knows to what extent the corporations can go in using this document in fact misusing this document as the protesters fear in poland and everywhere they protest against it certainly has some resemblance to the american soap bill which is also being discussed in the united states but the difference is that the so-called bill is

a moral american local thing the act is definitely international and it will concern all countries which sign it in we are certainly in possibly for more protests across the european continent. artie's alexy are reporting right there what this act deal it does have parallels with america's anti-piracy plans they were shelved last week after a massive backlash including protests from internet giants like wikipedia which went on a twenty four hour blackout one digital freedom activist who's the founder of sweden's pirate party says that the laws show governments are deeply in the pockets of corporations i think it's an excellent example of the agreed just abuse of power by the corporate industry this legislation about putting people in jail was negotiated by corporations and our lawmakers just caught it in their laughter that is not how democratic society should work quite regardless of what the law says now

what it does say of course it's all corporate interests so there's no hard guess there really if you look at how the net operates there's activists all over the place that give people back their rights the corporations take away from them and they are sort of our last hope at this point regrettably. we can really influence lawmaking what people are discovering which people discovered through force with the so far in the united states was that millions of people literally millions contacted congress and said we don't want this this is not what we stand for congress heard them and realize that if they follow the corporations rather than the voters then they lose their job and that's what changes policy in the end. you're watching are to use could tap a company today syrian troops are storming a heavy populated damascus suburb where government forces pulled out earlier this

week after clashes with opposition fighters but when a security council could vote in the next few days on a resolution aimed at stemming the escalating conflict the draft calls on the syrian regime to comply with an arab league proposal for president assad to leave and pave the way for a unity government russia has made it clear it was veto any u.n. resolution that allows foreign intervention or sanctions in syria itself the arab league's crucial monitoring mission has resumed for the first time in a week because of violence that's after a setback which saw six gulf countries pull out and call on the u.n. to act. as they're. saying they get by and heading home if said it's from the gulf states leave to the airport their mission in complete leaving behind a country in a deepening crisis is never going to be easy so you want the arab league monitors to stay. i don't want right from the word gay the missions create problematic the

opposition accused them on it is it being too closely aligned with the government the government's now accused of being part of a foreign conspiracy and they will it just tickle complaints to the observers seemed ill equipped on the ground and there were concerns that they were simply too few numbers to undertake such a major task but if things were bad at the beginning now they seem even worse following in saudi arabia's footsteps all the gulf states withdrew their observers after damascus rejected their recent proposal that included president cede power to a deputy and form a unity government was interesting that these countries is very interested in democracy and they have nothing and this is the most interesting these. something pani will talk about to. work you will have a new constitution we are going to more democratic country multi parties are but

what about. the west's talk about syria which would be changed and leave saudi arabia as it is damascus says rejection was no surprise they sides of the conflict of shame equal a willingness to soften their stance even though the daily death toll in the country continually rising the killing of the head of the syrian arab red crescent was on the way to damascus yet you know the remind the spiraling situation. of the observers it's such a creature of a bid to the country's crisis is seen as clinching the arab league essentially has no credibility on the arab street what the arab league mission is trying to accomplish he's got enough evidence concrete everything about human rights abuses on the part of the also very sheen to them take to the u.n. and the evidence will be so strong that even russia and china will feel compelled to work but as of now one month after this mission started they seem to know the

monitors things and i know more about what's going on the ground and they did. at the beginning and so it all looks like you know we're going back to square one as the death toll rises the earlier proposal being floated to increase the number as it serves on the ground and provide them with u.n. training could be a life saving what but for now those plans have been pissed on hold in fact much of the substance of the report that they graded pieces on both sides seems to have been lost in the flurry of diplomatic activity now france and britain have joined forces at the united nations to try to end president assad's rule waving good bye to their gulf state colleagues some observers remain but it's small consolation syria didn't close the doors in for the arab league i think. it's diplomacy will give anyone to help but the last decision in the hands of the syrian people not in the hands not believe the screwed council so

a national dialogue through these reforms despite damascus and the mission to be extended for another month and the observers officially saying that they can continue with the behind the scenes and the sentiment is much less optimistic. it's a gloomy outlook for the country with little regional or international agreements and what action should be taken to stop the violence putting an end to the crisis seem to be slipping further and further as a very. artsy damascus syria. some of this part of the hour here in moscow still to come your way in the program davos opposed to the crisis. global political and economic leaders meet here at the world economic forum to tackle the eurozone crisis and also the arab spring meanwhile those who protested activists that want their voices heard remain locked out of. food fuel and a few surprises as a russian rocket heads to the international space station for the first time this

year taking some vital cargo that the crew cannot do with. but top job in the world's largest a country is a highly prized position so meeting your contenders requires some creative thinking those up for the russian presidency are using every avenue available to get the message out that r.t. is you're going to regret over has been looking at the campaigns are voter attracting tactics over there doesn't want is that you were right is it was that it was down to three suits and ties and slogans cold out from the poor d m r the traditional election season fair but they're no longer considered politically. today's complaining has gone online in a whole new trend in russia. with programming and bloggers making fun of the opposition portraying them in prayer outside the u.s. embassy on sundays claiming they are connected to the us state department and the

opposition filming funny cartoons about politicians made out of lego. getting information out there is becoming easier all the time but the internet is a very different medium to television while on t.v. it's enough to just look into the camera like this to show viewers attention not so on the net to me you are police video reach millions of lines it's not a lot it just. it also has to be brazen and sometimes project a whole different image. it's no surprise then that putin as a character from harry puta became an overnight hit it's an industry doing the symbol. of i don't see what i see you stuck with something yes they got it but they're going to. make it and you're sure that the when you're talking about when

you. put up a gun there but it will just be them. but i don't confirm it's up to you about you apart from catching images memorable catch phrases are used against those in the corridors of power opposition blogger alex enough while me was the first upload his shot which is tongue online a year ago he labeled the ruling united russia party of the apes and scoundrels the insulting phrase it first appeared on the net but quickly migrated to almost every magical media in russia and beyond a year after the party won in the parliamentary elections and reworked the catchphrase felicity's a vote for the party of thieves and scoundrels for ten years of economic growth with the party of these in scoundrels united russia. the mastermind behind that video and state duma deputy robert proved his party can also fight its wars

online broke out super powers the use of being in my name is to provoke to preen reality darker than that is often i don't agree with such statements in my videos but they do work but i see these putin and russia without putin would rise why not give away your country your beautiful girlfriend to some foreign guys what will happen to the caucasus nothing less just give it away to you spawning a war technically this video is made a very professional you can see that a highly paid specialist did it would appeal to primitive responses but works one hundred percent you first thought is that there is indeed no future without put but videos from the opposition are just as blatant. and add a whole trend of this election season eavesdropping on politicians and posting recordings online or those taking part in a massive opposition rally in december were surprised to find out that one of their inspirations worrisome self described them in

a phone as. hear from its future of government property for your preferred. approach naive to expect from any side when we are living in election year there are no holds barred in this war not even interfering in someone's private life with. a lack of privacy for today's politicians is already a modern day reality and with fifty million russians going online today about forty percent of the adult population the future is predicted to be filled with online political other tars pushing the boundaries of a virtual world without borders exceeding the grandchildren r t. and another election battlefront has opened up in the us and our web site r t v dot com is the place to find the updates and opinions on that all live for you right now union in a state that promises of prosperity and equality fail to fight off the disillusionment

with obama's first term felt by many americans that's the one opinion that's voiced online. also threaten us with an oil embargo if you want to but we'll turn off the tap first iran is considering a plan that would leave europe high and dry even before the new e.u. sanctions come into force all that and much more if your fingertips are to dot com . it is the second day for business decision makers and top brass politicians in switzerland efforts to keep global finance afloat by forgetting to make a profit along the way of course fallout from the arab uprisings is a major concern at the world economic forum and so is finding ways to breathe life back into the struggling eurozone lauren lyster reports from davos. today we heard from david cameron u.k. prime minister who had a apply different message than what we heard from angela merkel yesterday when she

opened up davos so david cameron came out and said that number of things that he believes the euro zone needs he said they need a quick speedy resolution to greet debt issuance is and fiscal transfers and order to deal with imbalances so sounds to me like he's calling for some kind of euro bond said that there needs to be a firewall big enough and said you know really right now the euro zone has none of these things now this is in contrast to angela merkel yesterday we said we're not going to pledge more bailout money even though maybe the investment community wants it we're promising you that we believe this fiscal integration will solve the problem along with structural reforms geared towards things like creating jobs so different message from u.k. prime minister today but a couple things i thought were really interesting so he was asked about what all this means for the future of free market capitalism which is a debate going on here at davos and the emergence of rise of state capitalism and david cameron continue to tout free market capitalism and the european model as the best for freedom and democracy but one thing that came to mind is what we've seen

with the technocrats installed that are now running the governments of italy and greece and pushing through these reforms that were very much dictated or influenced by germany and what germany wanted today we see the focus shift to the arab spring which obviously is a political geopolitical issue but was very much has economic ramifications as we see reports that davos investors are questioning what is the prospect of the change in the arab spring nations and what the prospects for investment are we've seen economic impacts of the geopolitical changes we've seen yields in egypt for example third bahrain cost be very high there so i think people are looking for answers to that and we have a number of events today they're geared towards discussing that very issue with them prominent leaders from tunisia and egypt here at the forum this year we've seen the occupy movement gather such steam and. and really of course they would be expected to be at davos at the world economic forum the irony is that as i was reading one analysis they were saying it sounds

a little like klaus schwab the founder of the world economic forum is channeling occupy and his rhetoric about the problems of capitalism the irony of course is the occupy protesters and activists are part of the conversation here at the forum. all these loyalists are reporting there from davos so let's get some other news now from around the world this hour time for the outside world update coming up in iraq an explosion there is killed ten members of a single family as they slept two police officers their wives and six children died as the house was destroyed when insurgents planted bombs around it three people warsaw killed in a separate these are the latest in a string of attacks in the country since the u.s. military withdraw in december. a suicide car bomber has attacked a nato sponsored reconstruction team in southern afghanistan four people were killed all afghan civilians and more than thirteen wounded the explosive a packed vehicle was detonated as the victims convoy passed through the volatile

helmand province the region has been one of the areas hardest hit by taliban operations against nato troops. the medical charity medicine here claim that libyan prisoners are being tortured and denied urgent medical care it follows the u.n. human rights chief telling the security council she was extremely concerned about the treatment of some eight thousand detainees several have reportedly died in prison accused of supporting the toppled gadhafi regime. to high rise buildings have collapsed in the center of rio de janeiro with some reports saying to have died in an unknown number of still trapped under debris emergency teams are working on the scene for survivors amongst the rubble i want is spoke of a strong smell of gas and an explosion just before the building collapsed. the first space mission of the year is underway and it's got more than a few essential is on board a russian

a cargo spacecraft is now on its way to the international space station having launched earlier from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan the progress ship is expected to reach its destination in two days it's carrying more than two and a half tons of fuel food and of quitman as well as some presents for the crew from their families there are currently six people stationed at all but who are monitoring and conducting scientific experiments. and the farmers of rural america produce about forty percent of the world's corn every year but not all of it ends up on dinner tables instead of feeding the hungry almost half of the u.s. corn harvest goes to making ethanol to power american cars as he's christine for reports many are now asking which is more important food or fuel. it is a process that comes. with a price tag for the american way not just from farm to. but from

farm to fuel and this is where it all starts where the thieves are planted and the corn grows it is the most simple part of a process that has become anything but simple the production and use of ethanol one largely considered an environmental one has become very political being blamed for everything from the power of the state of iowa to world hunger fifteen percent right now of the food increases in this country that you've seen in the last year are directly associated with this policy that policy a subsidy paid by the u.s. government to encourage the production and use of corn ethanol it lasted thirty three years and cost more than twenty billion dollars oklahoma senator tom coburn led the charge to do away with the subsidy and won but the government mandate requiring oil companies to use ethanol is still in place so just about anywhere you go ten percent of what you put into your car is ethanol. even if your car is

a race car. yes. nascar's partnership with ethanol a sign that the pressure on the corn supply will continue forty percent of last year's corn crop. went to ethanol that leaves the other sixty percent to go toward food for people and animals and with the price per bushel more than doubling in the last five years it's no wonder food prices are going up when demand goes up for corn for the farmers plant more corn. and they can't. research scholar tim searching or says that leads to the shortage and increased prices of other crops and it's not just this country in other countries where people rely on corn meal as one of the only meals for their family. price hike has

been devastated. ethanol farmers and plant workers argue that the claims are exaggerated since leftovers are actually used to make high protein animal feed everything else from the fiber from the protein. and fat the corn oil is left over that is what over and ready to put animal feed and still it doesn't change the fact that one sixth of the world's corn supply is burned in american cars that is enough corn to feed three hundred fifty million people for an entire year. raising the question of fairness in the increasing competition between fuel and food. in iowa christine for south r.t. . coming your way shortly here and i'll tell you the thorny subject of russian of multiculturalism and the play in the presidential election next the business with the maitreya.

thanks rory the world economic forum the may be about big ideas but it's the contacts and negotiations done on the fringes that are the attraction for many delegates moscow's deputy mayor and a shadow on of is in the alps he starts the development of the russian capital as a global financial center and says divorce provides opportunities for me. it's very very important because that was the unique place where more than three thousand. business governments and organizations come together to discuss. different and it's the place where most core must be exhibited. to promote itself as a potentially interesting for all those people are going to. businesses and

countries. financial business emerging markets are suffering the biggest capital outflow since two thousand and eight in the past four months it reached two and three quarter trillion dollars with russia seeing record losses however the situation may not be as bad as the figures suggest as the c.e.o. of financial group explains. officially the not relevant but not recorded on a relative basis in the record in absolute terms of the not good look we have to close relative to the size of the sophist board secondly we're at that stage of the cycle the russian army is doing fairly well i was told surprised to see a pick pick up in foreign direct investment a shift or be surprised if we see that capital outflow situation for if somewhat a sentiment towards russia picks up russia is a high growth economy the fundamentals are very attractive from the club standpoint and then the third issue is there are serious policy issues is political risk so

you know that will continue to a while but it is a visible story than just the. rise take a look at the markets and everything looks pretty good and positive a major boost happened on wednesday when the us a fed reserve kept interest rates at record lows or at least the end of the twenty four to low cost of borrowing is supporting the us economy boosting oil demand this hour w t i is just under one hundred one dollars per barrel brant is at one hundred and twelve. there of the markets are also following that u.s. effort was a decision now in the markets they're expecting the potential strength of the u.s. economy to benefit those across the ocean both the footsie added actually up more than one percent the south. caucasus and russia also continuing their climb the odds he has is above fifteen thousand and five good fifty fifty one hundred and fifty points to be exact not more than the two point three percent highest point

since november my six also up more than one percent second to what's moving the my sex abuse the metals demand is pushing minus seven dollars lost some ground but it's still up almost three point one percent so this is our number of good steel is also strong banking stocks continue to rally improving sentiment about the euro zone's debt crisis putting the. bank leading is up more than three percent that's out. now finally currencies ruble is slightly lower versus the euro but it's much stronger versus the dollar forty one copaxone my six trading the dollar has dropped versus the year. so for now we will be back in around fifty five minutes time without.

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slow so cool it's technology innovation all the rest of the limits around russia we've got those huge earth covered. thirty pm here in the russian capital you're watching our t.v. headlines now. in poland as the country signs up to a global pact to take down internet piracy it covers everything from movies and. to fashion and pharmaceuticals but it's the deal that will give. too much power to take. its troops.

after a confrontation with. last week the u.n. security council could vote in the next few days. with creative thinking new weapon in the arsenal of politics internet. videos are fast becoming more powerful than even. now being an ethnic melting pot is tricky for most countries russia is no exception and it's going to be tough to avoid in the upcoming presidential election spotlight discusses right now. and welcome to. the show.