Global culture regulation takes a great leap forward:

PARIS, Oct. 20 — In a vote cast as a battle of global conformity vs. cultural diversity, delegates to a U.N. agency turned aside strong U.S. objections Thursday and overwhelmingly approved the first international treaty designed to protect movies, music and other cultural treasures from foreign competition.
The 148 to 2 vote at the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization emerged as a referendum on the world’s love-hate relationship with Hollywood, Big Macs and Coca-Cola.