ACTA Passed!!?

[Groz]

So, i heard from my Brother that ACTA has passed. Is this true? i was trying to look for stories / evidence of this but i couldn't find any. It was got passed in the UK and Ireland apparently.

[Stoneville]

What is ACTA???

[Chaos-incarnate]

Kind of like ATTGAT but with passing in it

[Stoneville]

Still waiting to hear what ACTA is?

[DrShan]

well its one of these

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

Australian Clay Target Association

But i think they are talking about Anti-Counterfeiting..

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I do believe that Google has just updated it 60 odd page privacy policy to reflect come of the new terms from this agreement..

good bye internet.. hello big brother...

[speed3]

Pretty sure it's this Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Other possibilities
The Australian Council of TESOL Associations - Home

Australian Clay Target Association - Welcome to the ACTA

Australian Coffee Traders Association




well i had more results though so nerr

[BlackFZR]

"countries to join voluntarily"..... Its not worth the paper its written on...... the main culprits are unlikely to join unless those that are members place trade embargo's or promise trade equivalent to the lost trade associated with producing counterfeit items...

[xphread]

^^^ except for the fact that by Australia "joining in" there is larger possible ramifications for so bringing back those copied DVDs from Bali or being in possession of downloaded music/movies/photos, photocopied texts .. etc anything that someone wants to try and enforce copyright on.
This includes extradition to and charges in another country (eg the US) who have corporations that are more pro-active in taking legal action.

We are well past the slippery slope of Big Brother and strangely getting closer to 1984 than most people would care to admit.


edit: I'm not condoning any actions that may be in breach of copyright etc..... but I do take issue with corporations having such an influence over law, and an ever increasing trend of US companies having influence over international law...

[Stoneville]

Thanks, but now my brain hurts, what does it actually mean for/to me?? Will it change anything for me/ will I die in a fire / will my head explode if I download stuff? or it Tin Foil time?

[RRossi]

^^^ except for the fact that by Australia "joining in" there is larger possible ramifications for so bringing back those copied DVDs from Bali or being in possession of downloaded music/movies/photos, photocopied texts .. etc anything that someone wants to try and enforce copyright on.
This includes extradition to and charges in another country (eg the US) who have corporation who might want to be more pro-active in legal action.

We are well past the slippery slope of Big Brother and strangely getting closer to 1984 than most people would care to admit.

what happened in 1984 besides the fact I was 3?


RR

[speed3]

As above, if Australia joins then you could get in a lot of trouble for piracy. If not then status quo.

[xphread]

what happened in 1984 besides the fact I was 3?

Its the title of the George Orwell novel where the term "Big Brother" comes from.
It was a futuristic/sci-fi story where the people are constantly monitored and under such total control that they are not free to do/believe or even think of anything that is not authorised/sanctioned by "Big Brother" ... who of course is "only looking after our best interests."

[RRossi]

Its the title of the George Orwell novel where the term "Big Brother" comes from.
It was a futuristic/sci-fi story where the people are constantly monitored and under such total control that they are not free to do/believe or even think of anything that is not authorised/sanctioned by "Big Brother" ... who of course is "only looking after our best interests."

cool thanks for a straight anwser!


will have to check this out, do you recon I could DL for free from the net?


RR

[snowman95]

Passed but not rattified

UK signs ACTA as activists urge resistance | Networking | ZDNet UK

[DrShan]

Thanks, but now my brain hurts, what does it actually mean for/to me?? Will it change anything for me/ will I die in a fire / will my head explode if I download stuff? or it Tin Foil time?

Well Stoneville.. lets put it this way.. electronic media is going to be controlled and policed and ENFORCED alot more then it used to ... the govt now has a LEGAL way to get into your private electronic information and bust ya.. Piracy is going to die in a fiery hell of damnation and sacrilege!! moments after I post this message men is suits will break down my door throw a black bag over my head and whisk me off to s prison in the middle of the ocean where no one will ever hear from me again.. all information about me existence will be erased and denied by any organizations or individuals involved!!

not saying that its a great loss if that happens to me but hey.

I think we have to thank Julian Assange for this mighty fine mess with his "I cant keep my mouth shut" dribble ..

Wonder when Eagle Eye will start slowly destroying the lives of people.. hmm...

oh.. the guys i was talking about are here. good bye.....

[BenG]

the govt now has a LEGAL way to get into your private electronic information and bust ya..

The Government have not enacted any new laws as yet, simply signed a treaty on anti-counterfeiting measures. So no, the Australian Government do not have a legal way to do anything more than they could before.

[Roady]

its easy fixed...just stop watching movies an listening to music....with no legit sales and no ill downloads, the industry will crash and shoot itself in the foot..

besides the majority of stuff produced today is just pure crap anyway..hardly worth the cost of your monthy internet connection account..

[DrShan]

The Government have not enacted any new laws as yet, simply signed a treaty on anti-counterfeiting measures. So no, the Australian Government do not have a legal way to do anything more than they could before.

this is true.. buts only a matter of time.
like xphread said

an ever increasing trend of US companies having influence over international law...

[Chaos-incarnate]

...moments after I post this message men is suits will break down my door throw a black bag over my head and whisk me off to s prison in the middle of the ocean where no one will ever hear from me again.. all information about me existence will be erased and denied by any organizations or individuals involved!!

not saying that its a great loss if that happens to me but hey.

oh.. the guys i was talking about are here. good bye.....

The Government have not enacted any new laws as yet, simply signed a treaty on anti-counterfeiting measures. So no, the Australian Government do not have a legal way to do anything more than they could before.

this is true.. buts only a matter of time....

Well, you're still here- that's certainly not lending any credence to your argument so far... I think I will go with BenG here.

[gunn parker]

Here is a bit more Obama Signs Global Internet Treaty Worse Than SOPA