Reblogged from ftmark February 9th, 2012 1 note #acta #sopa #pipa #canada #torontoI don’t think I have the skills or energy to do it, but I really really really think it should happen.
( I’d like to ask that anyone who reads this to PLEASE reblog this so there isn’t a widespread panic and violent protests. Tumblr needs to stop posting partial information. It is counterproductive and we need to know the truth so we don’t give up and think the fight is over. )
There wasn’t a vote. It was a signing and the voting isn’t going to happen for a while.
“The committee will most likely hold its vote on the ratification of the treaty in April or May, with a full parliament vote expected in June.” - Source
“The countries signed the treaty, which aims to harmonise copyright enforcement across much of the world, in Tokyo on Thursday. However, the signatures of the EU member states and the EU itself will count for nothing unless the European Parliament gives its approval to ACTA in June, and digital activists have urged citizens to lobby their MEPs against voting yes.”
“”The signature ceremony in Tokyo was just another step in the procedure that allows ACTA to now be taken to the European Parliament for a free, open and vigorous debate that we fully support,” he said.” - Source
The European Parliament will be debating ACTA and activists are urging people to contact their MEPsputting forward arguments opposing ACTA. The European Parliament and each of the member states must approve ACTA before it goes into effect in the EUSource: The Inquirer (http://s.tt/15p5o)
The European Parliament will be debating ACTA and activists are urging people to contact their MEPsputting forward arguments opposing ACTA. The European Parliament and each of the member states must approve ACTA before it goes into effect in the EUSource: The Inquirer (http://s.tt/15p5o)
“The European Parliament will be debating ACTA and activists are urging people to contact their MEPs putting forward arguments opposing ACTA. The European Parliament and each of the member states must approve ACTA before it goes into effect in the EU.” - Source
“But the political atmosphere in the EU remains very much in flux. The key to the future is that, unlike the US, the EU has admitted that ACTA is a binding international agreement and therefore requires parliamentary approval. But Parliamentary approval in the EU is in doubt.” - Source
Please read this. It has a list of countries that have signed, the countries that have not, and links and information on what you can do to help out:
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-01/26/eu-signs-up-to-acta
Once again, please reblog this wherever you can so the word gets around.
I get so confused thanks to tumblr, and all it’s wrong information.
Here’s hoping that this post, at least, is correct.
Good grief.
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Reblogged from lordmeowrail January 28th, 2012 3,254 notes #ACTA
HEY GUYS!!
The Facebook group has been created, along with a new shiny event for fellow Brits/Londoners!
GROUP
http://www.facebook.com/groups/176043192500563/
LONDON EVENT FOR 18TH FEB http://www.facebook.com/events/170835693019760/
Please spread the word!
This group isn’t just restricted to UK, it’s to everyone and every country. I’ve only hosted a London event for now because I’m in London.
Thank you!
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Reblogged from sexlock January 27th, 2012 70 notes #ACTA #spread the word #signal boost #we should really do something like this in toronto #london #UKI thought it would be good for us all if we had a big list of problematic copyright laws that need to be stopped, along with information about these laws and petitions to stop them. I know not all of you believe in petitions, but it’s also important to bring attention to these pieces of legislation, so that we can make the phone calls, send the e-mails, and create the protests - like the blackout that stopped SOPA and PIPA, which was effective. The information I have here is to the best of my knowledge, so if anything is incorrect or if I’ve missed a bill, please feel free to add to or edit this post.
This is about our freedom, our rights, and our community! I know you’re tired of it, but constant vigilance is necessary! If we have to get out in the streets and pull out every stop to use our governments’ corruption against them, to make them do what we the people want, so be it!
SOPA & PIPA
United States
Status: Shelved
We’ve all heard about these two bills by now, which would block domain names without even a court hearing, and we know they’ve been pretty much shelved for the time being. But remember that they can be brought back any time that Congress thinks we’re not watching them closely.
ACTA
International
Status: Active & Threatening
ACTA is an international treaty, negotiated in secret by officials not elected by the people we didn’t elect, that could allow for a myriad of rights violations, including terminating your internet access for even mild copyright infringement, allowing customs to search your ipod and laptop for copyrighted materials, and, you know, a bunch of stuff. Many countries, including the US, have already signed it. However, please note that ACTA is a treaty, not a law, which means it holds no real power and the individual countries signing it would have to pass laws to uphold the treaty. For instance, in the US, to make ACTA work we’d have to pass SOPA and PIPA first, or a similar bill. It’s not an instant internet killer. Our current goals are to get the EU to reject this treaty, effectively dismantling it, and it would be nice if we could get the US to submit it to Congress since Obama signed it despite not having the Constitutional right to do so.
H.R. 1981
United States
Status: Active & Threatening
Another concoction by Lamar Smith, complete with an almost Orwellian title, that would require your ISP to keep logs of everything you do on the internet for up to a year after you purchase anything online. A threat to your privacy and your security. And all under the guise of protecting children.
TTP
International
Status: Active & Threatening
It’s like ACTA but worse, and for all intents and purposes, it seems like the United States attempting to enforce its messed-up copyright system all over the world, in other countries over which it has no jurisdiction. Just as he signed ACTA without the right to do so, Obama is currently conducting negotiations on TTP with no transparency and no approval by Congress. There’s a possibility we may have caught ACTA too late, but if we gear up to stop this now, we can do something about it.
So there it is guys. I have not included OPEN because my understanding was this bill was much more benevolent and designed to protect the rights of internet users, but if you can find me proof that OPEN is also a threat, feel free to add it to this post. And remember, look at history - the corporations tried to stop the VCR years ago, and now they’re trying to stop the internet. It’s time for us to stop them, and make them get with the times.
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Reblogged from ruddyowls January 27th, 2012 89 notes #copyright bills #master post #SOPA #PIPA #ACTA #TTP #HR 1981
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Poland Signs ACTA
Poland’s ambassador to Japan, Jadwiga Rodowicz-Czechowska, signed the controversial ACTA in Tokyo earlier today despite huge demonstrations in Warsaw Street and the hacking of governmental websites since the weekend.
Poland’s Prime Minister Tusk insisted that his government would not “succumb to blackmail”. But over 10,000 have taken the streets Wednesday across the nation to protest against censorship.
Later today, hundreds of people took to the streets of the eastern city of Lublin to express their anger over the treaty.
Young people held banners with slogans such as “no to censorship” and “a free internet”.
Demonstrators fear that Acta, which is to be ratified by the European Union, will be as pernicious as Sopa, the Stop Online Privacy Act which was withdrawn by the White House and the US Senate after a mass protest by hundreds of major user-generated content websites.
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Reblogged from occupyallstreets January 26th, 2012 1,197 notes #ACTAhttps://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/end-acta-and-protect-our-right-privacy-internet/MwfSVNBK
Please pass along and sign!
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Reblogged from voldemortattacks January 23rd, 2012 18,505 notes #anti ACTA #ACTA #petition #signal boostGet the fuck used to it.
Maybe if you didn’t just sit there on your asses going “lololol nothing’s gonna happen people are over reacting” this wouldn’t have happened.
Maybe if you signed petitions and contacted your representatives like the rest of us we’d still have a fighting chance.
Good job, your laziness to click a link and sign some shit is going to cost us all the internet. Have fun with that, but don’t you dare and complain now when you didn’t try to do shit when it started.
All file hosting services are shutting down.
I’m still waiting to see when they’ll go after torrent sites and the likes.
Or art websites.
Because in case you don’t know some companies get really butthurt about fanart of their series/games.
Maybe music sharing websites too.
As well as creative writing communities.
You wanted to be a singer? An artist? A Writer? Fuck that shit now.
This shit ain’t about piracy anymore and you know it.
But hey if you’re not too lazy to click some links atm I’ll just post 2, because I know how you guys get overwhelmed if someone posts too many links.
There. You can also browse around these for info.
You are fucking welcome you lazy shitheads.
Amen.
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Reblogged from seagoatboy January 23rd, 2012 34 notes #ACTA #SOPA #PIPA #petitions
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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Reblogged from youranonnews January 21st, 2012 30,819 notes #ACTAReblogged from facepalmx2combo January 21st, 2012 18 notes #ACTA #anti ACTA #petitionI’ve noticed it has a load of reblogs but hardly any signatures.
There are three things I can think of that might be the reason:
- People are reblogging without signing, and while signal boosts are great, signatures are really handy.
- People outside of the UK are getting…
Five facts:
1. ACTA isn’t the “European” SOPA. It’s nearly GLOBAL, and will apply to every country that signs the treaty.
2. ACTA is far more aggressive. ACTA will not simply affect websites and have them blocked out of the internet - its measures go as far as surveillance of anything you share through private channels.
3. ACTA doesn’t have a campaign against it that is as wide-spread and organized as the SOPA one. This is DANGEROUS, as there’s less time between now and the final signing of ACTA.
4. ACTA has effects on healthcare, trade, and even tourism.
5. ACTA has to be stopped.
Let’s start spreading the word and organizing a good, solid response to it.
More information:
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Reblogged from chocotaur January 21st, 2012 20,643 notes #signal boost #internet #ACTA #SOPA #PIPAI’ve read a lot of people who are ‘tired’ after the fight with SOPA, but remember: the fight for civil liberties NEVER really ends. It’s tireless, and yes, it might seem unfair, but at least we live in a time when you can wage battle with a keyboard and not with a musket.
LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT ACTA.
Find the right petitions, spread the information. It’s better than nothing. Here’s five things you CAN do if you can’t find a good petition or cannot contact the proper representatives:
1. Spread information. Find data online, and share it with others.
2. Make sure to tag things properly. The information is only good if it can be found.
3. Cross platforms. Spread information through different mediums. Check for twitter hashtags and USE them.
4. Look for the strongest petitions online. Direct all possible attention to the ones which are: (a) official or directed at government bodies, or (b) have the largest amount of signatures. SHARE these petitions. Make posts listing the strongest ones.
5. Research, research, research! Just google the latest news on ACTA and make a post about it on all the networks you can.
6. Talk about it. Talk about it in your workplace, on the way to work, with friends, with family. Every person you inform is one potential head in a network that will further spread the word of discontent.
7. Give it at LEAST 10 minutes of your every day to find out the latest about ACTA, and sign new petitions if they come up.
Remember these THREE BASIC ARGUMENTS against ACTA:
1. It was discussed in secret.
2. ACTA will affect BASIC liberties and civil rights, such as privacy and freedom of speech. There is NO economic benefit or tradeoff from ANY law that can compensate this. Ever.
3. ACTA is practically GLOBAL. And if you feel safe because your country didn’t sign an agreement, remember, countries can always jump on board with them later.
WAYS TO HELP FOR ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE:
Are you or do you know a DESIGNER? Make information about ACTA easier to divulge and assimilate. Present it properly so that the message is communicated BETTER.
Are you or do you know a LAWYER? Help others understand the contents of ACTA by putting it in layman’s terms.
Are you or do you know a BLOGGER? Put information about ACTA on your blog.
Are you or do you know a JOURNALIST? Get the information off the net and onto regular channels, such as television or radio. There’s still plenty of ground to cover.
Are you anything else? An engineer? An animator? A musician? A doctor? ACTA CONCERNS YOU and the liberty you have to research material for your workplace or distribute your artistic creations.
IMPORTANT: REBLOG THIS POST AS TEXT, NOT AS A LINK. MAKE IT EASIER FOR OTHERS TO READ IT.
MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=citzRjwk-sQ
http://www.laquadrature.net/en/three-core-reasons-for-rejecting-acta
http://www.laquadrature.net/en
http://www.erikjosefsson.eu/sites/default/files/UNOFFICIAL_CONSOLIDATED_VERSION_OF_ACTA_COMMON_RESOLUTION.pdf
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Reblogged from chocotaur January 21st, 2012 2,415 notes #signal boost #anti ACTA #ACTA
Most of the anti-ACTA petitions I’ve seen so far I’ve been a little dubious of, but I’ve just found out Access Now are running one. Access Now campaign on internet freedom issues all over the world, and they’re one of the three main organisations where I do most of my slacktivism, so I’m pleased to know they’re doing something about ACTA. If you care about internet freedom and you aren’t already familiar with Access Now, you should definitely consider following their work.
Anyway: ANTI-ACTA PETITION. GO SIGN.
This is even worse than SOPA. Also it’s in Europe. PLEASE SIGN AND SPREAD THE WORD. SOPA is dead. We can do this with ACTA too.
More info: http://gamzeemakara.tumblr.com/post/16168274010/more-people-need-to-know-about-acta-so-here-we
It’s in Europe?!? SHIT! IT’S ALMOST FUCKING WORLDWIDE
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Reblogged from theoppositeoflamp January 21st, 2012 2,301 notes #ACTA #petition3imz:
WHY IS THAT SO LOW?!
When ACTA passes next week ALL people from the EU will have monitoring internet!
So please signs the petition even if you’re not from the EU!
move your ass citizen of the earth. Please
SIGN THIS
guys please sign this!! this is really bad.
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Reblogged from inucestbby January 20th, 2012 11,311 notes #come on guys this is really important #ACTA #petition #signal boost #i will be rereblogging it later on tonight #anti ACTAand they mostly talk about the things they won’t be able to watch or listen to, but it’s much more serious than that.
- You will be punished for any copyrighted you share, even if it’s accidental (That means that all of those recording artist that got started by singing covers on youtube would have been in violation, Beiber. If you post a video of anything and there’s a popular song in the background, censored. )
- Fortune 500 companies, Big Pharma, and Hollywood would have the power to demand small start-up companies online be shut down or fined into oblivion if they feel that they’re not doing their censoring correctly.
- Sites will be held responsible, or even shutdown, for anything that any user posts.
- With ACTA, governments will have the power to monitor you and your family’s actions through your internet provider to make sure that you’re not violating copyrights.
These things are serious and they’re being kept quiet and voted on today. SOPA/PIPA may only effect US companies, but ACTA will effect 39 countries. ACTA is scary. Take action and stay informed.
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Reblogged from internet-justice January 20th, 2012 5,318 notes #SOPA #PIPA #ACTA
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