Axe. None of the companies have responded."The ads brim with messages aimed at tickling libidinous male instincts," the BBC quoted India's information ministry as saying.The ministry added that the ads appeared "indecent, vulgar and suggestive" by subtly sending a message that the products "arouse women's sexuality."The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) was directed to ensure that the adverts were modified or taken off air within five days."Complaints for deodorant ads have been high in the last two years, agrees Alan Collaco, secretary general, ASCI," reads a statement on the Advertising Standard Council of India website. "While it has acted in some cases where it has felt the complaints have been valid, in many cases, it has decided that the advertising is not objectionable."At ASCI, there is aThe fourth round of negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) starts in Auckland today. Nine countries are meeting to develop a free trade agreement covering a wide range of goods, but it looks as though the copyright maximalists are using it as an excuse to push their extremist position yet again.

The leaked New Zealand position paper clearly indicates that some participants are trying to push a "TRIPS Plus" agenda - an extension of the internationally agreed provisions in the WTO's TRIPS agreement. This agenda, as seen in the South Korean and Australian free trade agreements with the USA, typically includes "three strikes and you're out" Internet infringement laws, punitive minimum damages for copyright infringement, and would also limit access to currently available generic medicines.

Thomas Beagle, Tech Liberty,