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 #21472  by 351837
 24 Jan 2012, 08:04
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.

Negotiating Parties -

Australia
Canada
European Union
Japan
Mexico
Morocco
New Zealand
The Republic of Korea
Singapore
Switzerland
United States



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 #21473  by Angel
 24 Jan 2012, 10:21
I'm pulling my hair out over this. You can cage wild animal but you will never properly tame it.
 #21474  by 351837
 24 Jan 2012, 10:47
I'm starting to think that SOPA was intend to throw sand in our eyes and that ACTA is a real thing. :thinking:

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 #21475  by xxrazor
 24 Jan 2012, 11:53
Hmmm, while some would agree that Anonymous have some credibility issues, the underlining problem remains???

HACKTIVIST GROUP Anonymous has turned its attention to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), an international treaty that arguably is even worse than the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) stalled in the US Congress.

The treaty already has its critics. European ministers have wavered over signing it, while the European Green Party has warned that it is a serious threat to human rights.

ACTA surrenders the policing of alleged copyright infringement to media rights owners who will be able to set their own fines, for example.

"ACTA also allows for the monitoring of internet users without initial suspicion," said the Green party in a statement last November, which added that it would mean "the handing over of their personal data to rights holders on the basis of mere claims and the transfer of this data even to countries without adequate data protection, all of which is in clear conflict with legal guarantees of fundamental rights in the EU".

Having busied itself with opposing SOPA and PIPA and other web shutdowns like that of Megaupload, Anonymous is now warning its supporters about ACTA and calling on them to act in opposition to it.

"'Internet censorship is wrong' #Anonymous #ACTA," says one message from the @AnonymousIRC account, and in a pointer to a statement from the group, @Anonyops added, "This way to the world war web. Single file, please. #SOPA #ACTA #FBI".

"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," says the statement there. "Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA."

Perhaps ironically, in its opposition to ACTA, Anonymous finds itself for once in agreement with Forbes.


Source: The Inquirer (http://s.tt/15mQH)
 #21485  by 351837
 25 Jan 2012, 21:57
As cyberspace turns its attention to the SOPA and PIPA bills in the US, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, has been quietly signed or ratified by most of the developed world and is arguably the biggest threat to Internet freedom yet.
ACTA has – officially – been in the works since 2008, and was signed by the US, Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea in 2011. All negotiations were held behind closed doors, and it is mostly thanks to Internet hacktivist groups like Anonymous that news of the potential damage ACTA could cause has spread.
Most recently, Anonymous turned their attention to Poland, where officials announced that they will sign the controversial treaty on January 26. A number of government website attacks has left them paralyzed for two days, and several Polish websites have since announced they will go dark in protest at the treaty, echoing recent unprecedented actions by Wikipedia, Redditt, BoingBoing and many others.
However, Polish officials have said they will sign the agreement as planned. Government minister Michal Boni said "The ACTA agreement in no way changes Polish laws or the rights of Internet users and Internet usage,” after a meeting with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The irony of that statement is that ACTA will do exactly that. It will surpass the sovereign laws of participating nations, especially in the matter of ISP monitoring.
ACTA's reach is far more global, with countries like the US, Switzerland, Japan and all European Union members in its grasp. It is allegedly being introduced "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." But in reality, the measures that have been worked on by behind-the-scenes politicians and media industry moguls are just shy of draconian.
Under this new treaty, Internet Service Providers will police all data passing through them, making them legally responsible for what their users do online. And should you do something considered "breach of copyright" like, for instance, getting a tattoo of a brand logo, taking a photo and posting it somewhere, you may be disconnected from the Internet, fined or even jailed.
This, of course, threatens the entire founding idea of the Internet – the free sharing of information. But ACTA doesn't stop there. It goes beyond the Internet, bearing down on generic drugs and food patents. If passed, ACTA will enforce a global standard for seed patenting, which would wipe out independent, local farmers and make the world completely dependent on the patent owners (read "big corporations") for supplies.
The agreement states that it must be signed and ratified by 2013, but the seemingly late deadline is no cause for celebration. And if the secrecy surrounding this latest censor tool continues to hold, it may be put into effect without anyone noticing

Source http://rt.com/news/acta-internet-censor-treaty-591/


Europe is deciding right now whether to sign ACTA -- and without them, this global attack on Internet freedom will collapse. We know they have opposed ACTA before, but some members of Parliament are wavering -- let's give them the push they need to reject the treaty. Sign the petition -- we'll do a spectacular delivery in Brussels when we reach 500,000 signatures!


If anyone want to sign petition you may do it here:

Code: Select allhttp://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_save_the_internet/?copy
 #21489  by Neuropass
 26 Jan 2012, 01:18
Signed and twitted.