Guess What? It's Not Over!

[gothrockrulz]

Originally posted by electricdruid at The fiasco continues

ACTA in a Nutshell –

What is ACTA?  ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well.

Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.”

What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies.

Essential ACTA Resources - 

• Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet
• Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text
• Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history
• Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response
• Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video
• Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video

Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.

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Yikes! Will this never end?

Of course not. *rolls eyes*

Comments

[rizbef.livejournal.com]

ughhh what is this?!?! what happened to the US 'freedom of speech'? I can see other countries forcing this through, but wouldn't this somehow be unconstitutional?

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

Very few people care about the constitution anymore, let alone free speech. Free speech always has been and always will be a threat to domination. Anyone who wants to dominate won't look kindly on constructive criticism.

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

BTW, do you mind if I friend you? :)

[rizbef.livejournal.com]

not at all :)

I have to add that I found your journal through icon_tutorials, and your tutorial was very helpful!

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

Great! Glad to hear that you liked my tutorial. Sometimes, I worry that I'm too cryptic about stuff. LOL!

[cauliflower346.livejournal.com]

We've seen examples of "isn't safety more important than freedom" many times already.
The TSA exsisting is one of them, those darned red-light cameras are an other.

This is protecting copyright holders, and that's the only way they're gaining support. Because this act is for our own protection.
And that's how it starts; that's how it has always started.

On top of that, I can only imagine that a few of the people going for this don't actually understand the way things work on the internet or something :\

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

This is protecting copyright holders, and that's the only way they're gaining support. Because this act is for our own protection.
And that's how it starts; that's how it has always started.

AMEN!