We're not out of the woods yet.

[lagilman]

I don't know much about this myself..but will be looking into it. Suggest you do the same. - LAG
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Originally posted by seachanges at We're not out of the woods yet.

Originally posted by cantarina1 at post

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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Comments

[threeoutside.livejournal.com]

I went to the first link, and man, is that hard to read. I don't know whether it's because maybe it was translated into English, or a different coding system, or what, but it has ZERO commas, and long lists of things in several paragraphs. It's a slog to read that thing. I'm going over to read the rest and hope they use commas there.

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

I hate to be the one to say it, but this is pretty much worthless without China being on board. China is the biggest offender globally, and there's no way they'll be a signatory to this. If they were, they'd simply ignore it anyway.

[lagilman]

The act would still give unprecedented (and worrying) powers to governments - WITHOUT making it an effective deterrent to piracy. That's been my concern with all of these acts, that they are less suited to regulating piracy than they are to censoring the Internet.

And if you don't think the various governments won't abuse that as they see fit, I want a visa to the world you're living in, 'cause it must be really nice.

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't doubt that, and I'd oppose it anyway, but it's stated goal is pretty much a sham without China. I also don't see this having a chance in hell of passing the Senate, either, in spite of lobbying from Hollywood. All of the 'America First!' people would get their undies in a bunch by allowing foreign governments unprecedented access to the U.S.

[lagilman]

I wouldn't get complacent quite yet. I wouldn't have thought the folk who co-sponsored SOPA/PIPA would overlook the abuse potential, either, and yet they did. Also, there's a LOT of money being put behind these various bills....

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

Believe me, I understand. Maybe it's just that I'm in a good mood this morning and read this after I got my coffee in me, but I've got a good feeling about this. After the groundswell over SOPA/PIPA and the BoA fee debacle, I have more confidence in grassroots organizing being able to overcome pure graft.

[lagilman]

mmmm but grassroots movements only work if people know about it/get upset.

Had you heard about this before? Are you upset?

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

Yes, and I will be.