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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 21 2010, 08:37 PM (384 Views) | |
| Post #1 Aug 21 2010, 08:37 PM | We3d0 |
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Visit Anti-ACTA.com ACTA is an abbreviation for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. It is an International Treaty that will be pushed to implementation by 2010. It has been discussed in secret since October 2007, and has been leaked by government officials who were against the unconstitutional, ineffective, inhumane, and unlawful nature of such a treaty. Countries affected by this treaty include but are not limited to: Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, The Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States The official goal of the agreement is the international enforcement of strong intellectual property rights. Some of our concerns include the vague, amorphous manner in which “counterfeit” is used in many of the public comments. These uses run the gamut from undisputedly illegal products to expressly legitimate generic products. We believe that ACTA holds the potential to restrict innovation, consumer choice and freedom on the Internet by it's many restrictions and its changes to the legal front on copyrights. ACTA has several features that raise significant potential concerns for consumers privacy and civil liberties, for innovation and the free flow of information on the Internet, legitimate commerce, and for developing countries ability to choose policy options that best suit their domestic priorities and level of economic development. Internet Service Providers are forced to monitor everything you do online and to report to the government with anything that seen as suspicious. How are they going to pay for this? We will be forced to pay with much higher Internet bills, in order to allow this invasion of privacy. But that is not all. ACTA is dangerous because 1. It makes it more difficult to distribute free software; Without file sharing and P2P technologies like BitTorrent, distributing large amounts of free software becomes much harder, and more expensive. BitTorrent is a grassroots protocol that allows everyone to contribute to legally distributing free software. 2. It will make it harder for users of free operating systems, such as Linux-based to play media. Consumers are no longer allowed to buy media without DRM and DRM'ed media cannot be played with free software. 3. It allows your devices to be taken away without any explanation whatsoever as part of random security checks. Devices suspected of including pirated material and/or copyright infringements will also be confiscated and searched. Not only is this an invasion of Privacy, this could mean restricted to people carrying digital equipment. This means that bringing an iPod or a laptop through airport security could cost hours off your time. This is not only restricted to digital device carriers. This extends the time required for the average check-in up to 70%, assuming 1 in 10 people receive a searched media Device. 4. ACTA requires that existing ISPs no longer host free software that has the possibility of including copyrighted media; this would substantially affect many sites that offer free software or host software projects such as SourceForge and Download.com. Most software we use on our computers are free. Are we to pay the price because of a misleading treaty? 5. Part of the ACTA treaty states that import generic medicine are to be restricted and controlled. This could have disastrous effects that will cost lives, especially in developing countries. The majority of medicinal companies do not supply medicine to third world countries. This is because more profit can be made by selling it to the richer countries where we live. Most medicines received in third world countries are imported by concerned people and charity groups. If ACTA is to be approved, these medicines would be confiscated for "security" reasons (in order to maintain a monopoly). Should these people die because of our current inaction and unwillingness to act against ACTA? 6. If ACTA is implemented, privacy on the internet is no longer a given. Internet Service Providers will be forced to monitor what websites you visit and what you type, search and do. People have a basic right to privacy that this treaty clearly ignores. Are you willing to pay this price? 7. ACTA gives governments and ISP’s the right to block websites deemed “unsuitable” There are no clear guidelines as to what is deemed suitable or unsuitable. Do you honestly believe that this power will not be abused for political and economical gain. China has used the same excuse to censor the internet. Concurrently, China has far banned facebook.com, youtube.com and blogspot.com. Does this seem like national security? 8. This treaty will not prevent piracy. This is an ineffective and ridiculous agreement that will only harm the common people, not the pirated goods trade. Again, China is an example. Most websites and Peer to Peer networks are blocked. Yet China has one of the most rampant piracy industries in the world. Why? Because piracy will always find another medium. Only we will suffer. We cannot sit by and watch this happen. The Internet is a tremendous source of genuine free speech where ideas and criticisms are not limited by the whims of other people. We must stop this now, before it passes. Before it's too late. (source: www.anti-acta.com) |
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| Post #2 Aug 21 2010, 09:10 PM | The Comedian |
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Holy crap no way can this go through, the fact they can keep track of everything you type and also internet behaviour means that in one big pot there will be banking records, passwords, personal details such as addresses and we would have to pay for this, fuck no. Also through this they could learn how you vote, your interests etc which could be used for direct marketing and ads. Through this you might as well have someone watching over your shoulder the whole time. As for free software, it puts a stop to anyone trying to make any free software for anyone. Also DRM can be a pain in its current states sometimes needing an internet connection when ever you use the progam. |
 
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| Post #3 Aug 22 2010, 05:32 AM | We3d0 |
| Exactly man. Help spread the word to stop this crap. I normally don't care what our government does but this is completely unacceptable. |
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| Post #4 Aug 22 2010, 01:09 PM | Redz |
Haha you just summed up my feelings. This defiantly needs to be stopped. I'm not too worried though, as humans we're known for rebellion and I can't see this stuff passing as a law without a serious stand. |
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| Post #5 Aug 22 2010, 01:13 PM | The Comedian |
| For me the UK has a talent for losing personal information or information that should be kept private, now if this went through if someone got a hold of this information they could have details on high ranking officials to the guy that owns the corner shop. |
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| Post #6 Aug 22 2010, 01:44 PM | Faro |
| It'll never pass. I'm not worried. There's too many rich and powerful people, who want to keep stuff private. It'll never work. |
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| Post #7 Aug 22 2010, 05:26 PM | We3d0 |
| But you have to remember, some of those rich and powerful people are the ones who are getting the RIAA to sue poor people for $150,000 for a single song they downloaded. |
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| Post #8 Aug 22 2010, 09:55 PM | Redz |
| But how exactly do we fight against this? Just boycott the internet if/when it gets passed? |
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| Post #9 Aug 22 2010, 10:21 PM | We3d0 |
| Spread the word, sign the petition and vote against it this November |
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| Post #10 Aug 23 2010, 11:01 AM | Faro |
| So they want to store all this info in one place. Where terrorists and little internet hackers can get it. And do whatever they want with it? Is this a global thing? |
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