and flared up. these are the images. from the streets of canada. trying to corporations rule the day. hello very good evening from moscow tonight it's now half past eight pm moscow time and these are all stories making headlines in our team tonight syria's defiant president vows to keep out what he calls foreign backed terrorists as washington dismisses the military attack other countries are withdrawing from the country too over the violence between government forces not position fighters that's claimed thousands of lives. as president obama makes a move for peaceful foreign policy several war hungry politicians stick to their guns calling for military action against iran this is senator john mccain also

fueled the fire by calling for strikes against syria. now but in a post and says the forty five million votes he won in the election is all the proof you need for independent group of russian observers claim the poll poll was floored the league of voters reported cases of ballot stuffing other violations but said it won't take the allegations to court. but western intelligence agencies hailed the arrests of key web hackers as we've been reporting over the triumph over cyber crime the head of britain's pirate party tells us next why such moves are designed and clamping go not people's net freedom. joining me is laws leader of the pirate party in the u.k. laws thanks for speaking to r.t. now you've been a prominent voice in the protests here against the act but why do you oppose it surely you'll be stopping copyright infringement good to start with the act treaty

has become just another lightning rod for people's dissatisfaction and public anger about attempts to crack down on the internet we've seen that recently recently for example in the united states with the soap a bill. caused a huge outcry because essentially it was draconian anti internet legislation when it comes to talking about copyright infringement and intellectual property more broadly one of the things that the entertainment industry would have us believe that there is some kind of crime crisis of piracy well there is no crisis the truth is there is that in the united states more music was sold ever before last year here in the united kingdom box office receipts hit a billion pound mark for the first time so there is no crisis and surely something

needs to be done initially. downloading music in the news for free is unlikely right infringement shouldn't royalties go to the artist well one of the one of the things that's really interesting is that we're seeing how the free web is in fact pushing growth for artists but we're seeing that the growth of music sells is being pushed by digital it's being pushed by the fact that there is free and open functioning one ip now what we have to realise is. a copyright is a kind of law that's made for an entirely different set of circumstances it's really not that controversial to see. say she is no longer fit for purpose in the digital age but isn't it the entertainment industry being that surely artists are unhappy that their music's being pirated don't people downloading music for free

one of the things that's really interesting is that the end industry is very narrow group of lobbyists has made its nice trick of saying that they represent outlets really they represent no one else other than their own narrow interests and actually trying to preserve business models that are frankly out of date it's one of the real problems for artists this is actually trying to create a trip to respond to the new environments so something like streaming services for example now promote the problem is because of copyright terms the the the launch music audience actually control basically the entire history record recorded popular music this is in no way how thing it means that it's actually very difficult to set up new innovative services what we're really concerned about one of the things an actor will do is actually make this more

difficult because of the wording is so very. it means means that actually it's very very hard to do proper due diligence legally setting up a new service it's going to make it very difficult to find the next the next flicker the next facebook these are the kind of things that are that our politicians are constantly praising in terms of bridge being bringing growth and innovation and heaven knows we need to have in europe right now but actually this is going to be made more difficult and there are going to be fewer opportunities it's far. do you not agree that intellectual property only internet need to be regulated and protection. what we're saying in the pirate party is it's agreements like act i've caught it completely the wrong way round at the moment this rush to ever more draconian enforcement is actually creating

a credible poisonous atmosphere but what will instead what we need to do is that we need an onus to open debate and say how should this look like now how do we rebalance the interests of artists consumers and the wider economy we need to be having that debate but also it needs to happen in an open honest way the problem is that the lobbyists have been controlling the gain and doing things behind closed doors who are actually responsible for drawing up the agreement in place one of the interesting things about that is that it's actually very hard to see who is responsible for a match it's one of the things that we've been objecting to all along there are lists of people who have been at meetings and groups who have been party to meetings. but we can't know what they were arguing for or against or were just

there to drink the coffee this is been symptomatic of the entire process because so much has been behind closed doors he was supposedly involved in the drawing up of act given that a key member state germany is now stalling on signing the agreement what does that say about the negotiations i think what's shown and what's constantly come up is that the comments from governments have been actually where we now have serious new misgivings because actually once we're being really looking at the details but actually where is concerned as our citizens are i think this also should think that seems extraordinary that even parliaments. i. have felt that they've been left out of the loop and this is a serious failing in terms of the democratic debate in fact is ratified and goes through the. countries like china and russia are part of one of the

reasons why this treaty is in fact not really worth the paper it's written on it's because russia china india and brazil are not part of the agreement and haven't been party to the negotiations it's simply not credible to have any agreement which is supposedly about trade are not to have china russia any it's simply no longer acceptable for western governments to negotiate a significant international agreement and just expect the rest of the world's two to join in a century like it will lump it in particular as it has huge implications for the developing world whose responsibility is it to regulate the internet because that does seem to imply that it's everyone's uses what we've seen is that there is a narrative at the moment something that president sarkozy's very fond of

describing the internet as the wild west that's mislike this territory that needs to be civilised what's happening the moment is credit. unpleasant apply it is beginning to range and also frankly a lot of people are very angry and it feels like the internet is on the sea we've seen all sorts of different types of legislation and treaties like act which essentially have the have the potential to trample people's fundamental rights to expression a little anger that from a person seems to be simply the. there will be a download music and films for free no one gives them the right to do that verse but it's a fundamental mistake to say that this extraordinary wave of protests right across europe is just about wanting free stuff that is the fundamentally

understand the nature of the protests the moment it's not about free stuff it's about free people and free expression that's what's driving people out onto the streets because we're constantly told by governments when it suits them how important the internet it's for example local how quick western governments have brains appraise the use of social media in the arab spring but suddenly when it comes to home territory they don't seem to be like a like to be challenged now what we've always been saying at the pirate party is that what it is why it's not simply about that it's our culture and this particular arena it's about what are the tools that we're giving to go our governments that's what we need to be concerned about we are giving our governments tools to censor the internet it's however good intentions may be from some people

these are simply not tools that we should be handing to our governments and that is not the anger is of the help that's what britain that's what's bringing people out on the streets in the hundreds of thousands across europe and why is eastern europe in particular the hotbed for these protests it's been very striking it's particularly central eastern europe i've been. i've been leading the way in europe on the issue of actor and i think it's particularly this is. the people of central and eastern europe have experienced what it means. it's your freedom of expression taken from them. to their credit people people are saying if there is a danger if there is a potential to be a threat to that and. to stand up and i think it's been very inspiring but also we've seen is a real change in how politics are working in the twenty first century that it's no

longer western europe that necessarily leads or time but also eastern europe can show the way but also we can learn and we should be ready to. do you think the protesters are harming their own cause here by lining themselves in groups such as anonymous have conducted a number of illegal acts. one of one of the things is about the movement against actor is incredibly broad but so it takes in takes and political groups it takes in n.g.o.s i mean even even now here in the united kingdom we're seeing parties even like the united kingdom independence party who are who are you're a skeptic party beginning to speak out against that so there's a wide range of a wide range of people i don't think anyone said there is some kind of formal alliance when you start to push for draconian legislation people will

push back and particularly if it feels there is no proper democratic and what lands then people do will grasp or direct action it's vital that government start listening to voices on the internet freedom to the real grassroots otherwise simply people will be alienated and that's huge dangerous. thank you. wealthy british scientists are. sometimes not such. well. markets why not us struggle to find out

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it's all stories from our t.v. series the fired president vows to keep what he calls foreign backed terrorists says washington dismisses a military attack. but as president obama makes a move for peaceful foreign policy several war hungry politicians stick to their guns to calling for military action against a rare this is senator john mccain also fueled the fire by calling for strikes against syria. and let you know put him says the forty five million votes he won in the election is all the proof he needs after an independent group of russian observers claimed the poll was flawed the league of voters reported cases of ballot stuffing and other violations but said it won't take the allegations to court.

today lots of stories are up to speed all the sports action now in unity. thanks for joining us this is indeed sports of a plenty ahead including. holders hopes reaming european cup champions barcelona drawing on the line later tonight against prior leverkusen in the last sixteen second leg speak. to the floor russian team rusia are finally given the green light to compete in this year's fast approaching formula one season . on royal flush british prince harry amazes in jamaica by beating the world's fos this month and you saying bolt. or not coming up but let's start with football

barring a collapse this evening barcelona will be safely through to the quarterfinals of the champions league title holders gearing up to host leverkusen in the second leg of their last sixteen clash the couple and giants won three a one a fortnight ago in germany a result which stretch barcelona's on beaten run in the champions league to thirteen games one of the goal scorers up there lex is some chairs is a dutch with a growing strain plenty of other big names available though us forces seek to make their six three quarter final. the only other match of the evening could see history made up well nicosia seeking to become the first side from cypress to reach the last eight of the tournaments betrayal french probably only one nil heading into their home leg on the cypriot champions have only lost once in ten european much as it nicosia victories there over a shock to our own porto already this season alone. in formula one russian team

being given the green light to line up on the grid when the new season gets underway in melbourne in less than two weeks. time there m.r. is zero one car has no past all f.i.a. safety procedures team are unable to take part in final testing in barcelona last weekend after the car filled one of the teen pre-season tests however choose day the car was finally given the go ahead meaning they can light up on the grid on march if the drivers team a glock and french rookie charles pick will race for the team formerly known as route. now the london olympics are just around the corner but it seems one of the masters of past games won't be there five times trimming gold medalist ian thorpe stealing today he doesn't expect to make history and tame the twenty nine year old retired in two thousand and six after setting thirteen world records and winning eleven world championships but then announced his comeback around

a year park his last major winter at the two thousand and four arkansas game since his return for ca's struggles at three world cups he just winning none of them his last chance of making a third limpid games is a top six finish in the two hundred metres freestyle at the a string in trials next week that could get him into the four by two hundred meter relay team for london. but brings us all into martial arts on thursday the russian capital will hoose the sixth edition of the increasingly popular fight night's program rather for dunny and has more now on the man who will be topping the bill. should look in their eyes were. we for their trademark or you know that look. you want to. go to look back. as attack. does these guys have it made the couple is aiming to be russia's next tiger on the

canvas twenty two year old heavyweight boxer but even to me has already collected all the major titles in his homeland along with capturing a selection of european and world championship belts. march twenty seventh and five nights showdown in moscow he may not stay out of this one nor just but it was just a warm up clash at the top of the bill vantz pictured here some russian star but the classical and a one legend crowd. a year on this coming thursday he knew he said to play the lead he'll take to the ring for the main event white man six the men from the banks of the river will face a force from france that beat the machine read them. i would say there are just a few fighters from all over the world in this weight class who have wanted takes to go up against many of the rodef is one of them and that's what makes the fight

so intriguing the players that have brought kellogg to the people who were there when the air cooled ground in flint a town. near the red there wasn't more championship belt around his waist in two thousand and nine. but this is not a title belt just a good old fashioned scrap with few scores to settle. the reason my mind to to work went to town at their peaks meets good friends to get a gun in for the bell and in the russian a serious knee injury a challenge from a need came soon afterwards you need to always be in control emotions can help you to keep them in check and make them work positively for you. i can say that. i think it's important in this time the pressure is on you know what i'm. expecting. to build up

for the match. and of the like. many people who feel you can. sometimes you think it's really really really tough and it's not so tough sometimes you're just average. and well you know well meaning is a nice and he's back but. the men who meet deadlines last year in q one giants i didn't grouse and my didn't do this of course but to helps me a lot were teammates who want to know the advice he's sharing with me i'm not telling you now it's confidential all will be revealed however in the very near future the time for talking. r.t. . brings us to golf on the w g c cadillac championship which tees off on wednesday in florida northern irishman remark

a royal will be very much in the headlines after claiming the world n o one writing last weekend following his win at the honda classic but pressure says the twenty two year old is just part of thinking i feel like i do thrive you know in the spotlight and i like the attention. seeker. like. you know you know you're doing something right when you're in the spotlight and i'd love to keep myself here for. a tremendous run he. being extremely consistent and obviously the wind last week was impressive i didn't see much of it but played great and you know i've struggled and that's the way the rankings work you know if you struggle with your game you're going to drop down. the european freestyle and greco-roman wrestling championships are underway in serbia but one that key member of team russia isn't there or

a limb pick. off with more than an eye on this summer's a limpet games that roman cost referee ports. all of. a half a month left but a year off was virtually unknown before the two thousand and four athens summer games it's a good dagestani just six months to storm to the olympic summits and four years later in beijing he did it again and a whole chain or not everyone already treated me more seriously at the beijing olympics so naturally i had to be more inventive i had to use my heads and brains to find a way to outwit my rivals it's very difficult to beat an opponent who knew too like the back of the hand. but began his international career in the fifty five killer category when he took the highest honor in athens but he moves up the weight to the sixty killer class for his big king triumph the next target working flat out to reach the top of the podium in the sixty six k.

class at the london summer games. i will do my best to win a further limping medal in order not to have regrets that i missed my chance of course it's going to be harder this time because i'm older and my health got worse my father also wants me to participate in london so i want to please my parents too . let's barter i love dean is known throughout that you stand as the proud say keeper of his son's sporting pressure and clearly his biggest fan almost never missing his sons for training and had a major competitions let alone the turn of his themselves in fact not let's international glory would probably be impossible without his father who has dedicated his entire life to support his son. of course i want him to improve in his achievements those help is no longer good however any athlete has to make sacrifices like that he is still very young and russian coaches know that he is reliable and if you qualify as i'm sure they will not be disappointed despite now that sitting out the european championship in belgrade and the preceding high

profile by gary didn't turn it inside bierria coaches international's. what are still pinning high hopes and this wrestler who's the political agent he just won the championship of russia in a wheelchair was more than i think this is the best candidate for the sixty six cuellar category is the youngest and most promising wrestler because he has to train hard to win several competition is no including the russian championships but he has a good perspective. by the end of spring of let's we'll know what he's to get a third shot at the olympic gold but as in most sports this superstore has to earn his place on the national team on his own merits. not lead but the world has hardly anything else to prove in the world of freestyle wrestling having already won two olympic gold medals but at the age of twenty eight he's not really considered a better and another piece of the most coveted silverware is probably the next

logical step on call for of artsy russian republic of dagestan. finally it appears as if sprinter usain bolt's preparations for this summer's olympic games might not be going totally to plan not suffer he was beaten in a race in jamaica by prince harry a pair were posing for photographers on or a bike to start their race when the third in line to the british throne destructed the world record holder and then left him trailing in his wake both with no answer to the prince on the monday rerun of the olympics next summer bolt is preparing to defend his one hundred meter two hundred meter on four by one hundred meter relay titles in them. at what a sprint car isn't paid him not his whole year sport for an.

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