The fiasco continues

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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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And on another note:




Apparently, I actually heard about this new legislation (proposed, as far as I can tell) while I was at school -- the Anti Child Pornography Act. It's sort of a case (sort of like SOPA and the other bills, come to think of it) of "good intentions, fail execution". It wants to root out people who look at kiddie porn -- which I'll admit I'm for, for obvious reasons. The problem is how they go about it -- apparently, the government, as far as I can tell, keeps logs of your personal information, including things such as where you live, your name, etc. etc. as well as your browsing history from the moment you log on to the moment you log off -- for eighteen months. While the bill's well-intentioned, it runs the risk of falling into the whole illegal search and seizure category. I don't condemn them for wanting to act against pedophiles -- or, for that matter, online pirates. But I don't think we all need to suffer for it.

Also, even putting that aside, it provides exceptions to operators of public Wi-Fi networks and wireless providers, plus, the fact that it barely strikes at the root of the problem. Perhaps I'm just being pessimistic, perhaps I'm not getting the whole story, but I severely doubt this is the right way to "solve" the matter of people looking at child porn.

For more information, look here: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/07/12/anti-child-porn-act-runs-into-trouble-over-privacy/. And I severely hope that nobody takes this the wrong way.