[viracocha]

IMPORTANT!!!


The following is so unbelievably scary that it almost defies belief

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a proposed plurilateral trade agreement that would impose strict enforcement of intellectual property rights related to Internet activity and trade in information-based goods.

The agreement is being secretly negotiated by the governments of the United States, the European Commission, Japan, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Canada, and Mexico.

If adopted, the treaty will establish an international coalition against copyright infringement, imposing strong, top-down enforcement of copyright laws in developed nations.

The proposed agreement would allow border officials to search laptops, MP3 players, and cellular phones for copyright-infringing content.

It would also impose new cooperation requirements upon Internet service providers (ISPs), including perfunctory disclosure of customer information, and restrict the use of online privacy tools.

The proposal specifies a plan to encourage developing nations to accept the legal regime, as well.

The European Commission, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and other government agencies have acknowledged participating in ACTA negotiations, but they have refused to release drafts of the treaty or to discuss specific terms under discussion in the negotiations.

Public interest advocates in Canada filed an access to information request but received only a document stating the title of the agreement, with everything else blacked out.

On May 22, 2008, a discussion paper about the proposed agreement was uploaded to Wikileaks, and newspaper reports about the secret negotiations quickly followed.

Leaked ACTA-document: http://www.ipjustice.org/wp/wp-conte...ement-2008.pdf

[skyforger]

i wonder why they have not yet suggested additionally to burst into our houses and seek for "illegal" content (CD/flash/mp3) in the closet

[markstan]

Originally Posted by skyforger

i wonder why they have not yet suggested additionally to burst into our houses and seek for "illegal" content (CD/flash/mp3) in the closet

I am sure that is "Phase Two"

Mark

[viracocha]

Originally Posted by skyforger

i wonder why they have not yet suggested additionally to burst into our houses and seek for "illegal" content (CD/flash/mp3) in the closet

Well, Max - THAT IS in the ACTA motion, no sht

And they want to be able to do so WITHOUT getting a search warrant from a judge first

[skyforger]

Originally Posted by viracocha

Well, Max - THAT IS in the ACTA motion, no sht

And they want to be able to do so WITHOUT getting a search warrant from a judge first

i'm already loving those guys

this is what can be proudly called "fair justice"

btw, such motions do not make me surprised anymore. more, i guess this is just the beginning of spreading stupidity

[Patience]

Originally Posted by skyforger

i'm already loving those guys

this is what can be proudly called "fair justice"

btw, such motions do not make me surprised anymore. more, i guess this is just the beginning of spreading stupidity

Stupidity is probably not the word I would use to describe this

[Nightfly]

If my Isp agree's to any blocking nonsense I will leave them.. one time and their out
policy for me, and I will not change my habits in any way for those who try and violate my rights.The only way to end this, is for the people to take action back against,
their civil rights being trampled on.Now.

[viracocha]

Encrypted traffic will raise FAST, when (notice the word I used there ) this becomes common practice in the former democratic countries of the western world

[archon.thelawgiver]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

If my Isp agree's to any blocking nonsense I will leave them.. one time and their out
policy for me, and I will not change my habits in any way for those who try and violate my rights.The only way to end this, is for the people to take action back against,
their civil rights being trampled on.Now.

Nightfly, I understand and agree with your concerns but it's a proposed international treaty with signatories having to take action against all of their internet service providers. Such a boycott would be useless because you'd have no other ISP to go to because they'd ALL be bound by their (signatory) government's laws.

However, as others have pointed out VPN services would do a roaring trade. Even that would be a interim redoubt because the dark forces would then concentrate on those outlets. I guess it's like plugging a ship with multiple leaks. You plug one and then another one appears. Eventually sanity will prevail but it will take some time.

[Starcat]

Let's hope sanity DOES prevail, and this ridiculous, over the top proposal never reaches the statute books.