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Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« on: January 23, 2012, 08:19:53 PM »
I mentioned this a long time ago on here and got accused of being paranoid, well, it's already now signed by most nations (even ratified in a few) and will soon become law internationally when the EU fully agrees to it. So yeah, so much for it'll never happen, it's already happening now.

To sum up what ACTA is, it's SOPA/PIPA bigger brother that affects 40 countries including Europe and Australia. Here's a video for more information, spread information about ACTA all over the net, don't fucking ignore this one or we are fucked!



Forbes article:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/01/23/if-you-thought-sopa-was-bad-just-wait-until-you-meet-acta/

DO IT FAGGOTS!

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Re: Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2012, 10:31:58 PM »
I have been wondering what this ACTA thing was. Holy shit. This isn't good. Always one thing after another! ::)
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Re: Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2012, 07:31:15 AM »
Guess I forgot to mention that it will be ratified soon, like, less than months from now if it's not stopped. In fact in Tokyo on the 26th of January, Poland will be signing this treaty and the treaty will likely be finalized it too, ready to ratified. I'm really starting to think SOPA was a distraction because when ACTA passes, it still affects the U.S as they signed the treaty too.

So much for stopping SOPA/PIPA, while they were bad, ACTA was the primary one to look out for all along. :trollface:
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Re: Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2012, 07:37:18 AM »
Is politics viewable to guests? If so, can an admin please move it there? I probably should have posted it there to begin with. :\
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Re: Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2012, 08:10:16 AM »
It is and ok I will move it.
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Re: Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2012, 08:34:48 AM »
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« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2012, 08:40:47 AM »
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Re: Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2012, 01:07:15 PM »
Cynical answer: Its whoever can buy the most politicians.

On an unrelated note, something tells me that the meeting between Hollywood and Silicon Valley got ugly, so the shutdown of MegaUpload and ACTA coming to light may be a result of this.
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Re: Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2012, 10:08:32 PM »
Hopefully, these laws should compel companies and industries make an effort to distribute their stuff legally online and for very cheap costs.

I say that should be very fair. Otherwise, fuck ACTA.
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Re: Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2012, 10:18:33 PM »
Quote from: Calavera on January 24, 2012, 10:08:32 PM
Hopefully, these laws should compel companies and industries make an effort to distribute their stuff legally online and for very cheap costs.

I say that should be very fair. Otherwise, fuck ACTA.

It won't as once the corporates gain a monopoly over internet traffic, they'll systemically destroy all social networking and media hosting like Youtube and charge whatever they like for their own content. Considering the provisions in ACTA, it's Orwellian in nature to sum it up.

Shit has gotten real.
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Re: Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2012, 10:26:23 PM »
The issue aren't the bills. It's the fact that these fucking crooks have any sort of power in the first place.
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Re: Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2012, 10:28:34 PM »
Money talks loudest, what more can be said?
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Re: Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2012, 06:55:34 AM »
TY for the info, professor.

I wonder if these ridiculous internet laws will be the new version of the "war on drugs."  (i.e. a pretty damn arbitrary way to criminalize behavior which is relatively common and shouldn't be considered criminal- and all that goes along with doing so).
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Re: Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2012, 01:28:51 AM »
Quote from: PMS Elle on January 25, 2012, 06:55:34 AM
TY for the info, professor.

I wonder if these ridiculous internet laws will be the new version of the "war on drugs."  (i.e. a pretty damn arbitrary way to criminalize behavior which is relatively common and shouldn't be considered criminal- and all that goes along with doing so).

Not to mention the loss of civil liberties that such a copyright crackdown would entail. I mean seriously, freedom of speech, freedom of privacy, freedom of expression would all have to be eliminated to truly enforce copyright laws to the fullest extent. That's why this legislation is dangerous. It's practically Orwellian.

If I had to choose between ensuring absolute control over my intellectual property and having personal freedoms, always the latter, no exceptions.
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Re: Remember ACTA? (Must read)
« Reply #14 on: January 26, 2012, 01:51:23 AM »
Quote from: ProfessorFarnsworth on January 26, 2012, 01:28:51 AM
If I had to choose between ensuring absolute control over my intellectual property and having personal freedoms, always the latter, no exceptions.
I completely agree.  It's horrible that the masses don't want this to happen, but because of money it's going to pass anyway. 

The important thing is that the rich get richer, not that the modern miracle of the internet is being perverted.  ::)

I'm ready to stop worshiping money.
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