> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/04/g8-set-create-piracy-laws
>
> Here's the scary part:
> "The agreement calls for border measures to control international piracy, 
> including the authority for customs authorities to halt suspected 
> intellectual property rights-infringing goods."
>
> The key word is suspected.  In other words, if they *think* something 
> might be stolen, but they don't have proof, they can stop it and inspect 
> it.

And then if they can't get any proof they let it go.  They already do this 
so don't see the problem.  Border controls are a special case, because once 
they let the person/goods into/out of the country it is then very difficult 
to prove if something illegal took place.  If they needed absolute proof 
before stopping anyone or anything, then nothing would ever get ceased and 
the smugglers would have a field day!

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