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Stop ACTA / TPP

February 10, 2012 - Copyright Abuse

ACTApus First it was SOPA/PIPA, and now it's ACTA/TPP. You can get more info here, but the bottom line is that ACTA is a treaty rather than legislation, and as such nobody needs to vote on it. It was negotiated in secret to reduce the likelihood of public opposition, it reinforces the shakiest portions of previous flawed legislation, and amongst other things it treats generic medications as illegal.

You can visit KillACTA.org or use the below form to email officials, either with your opinion or the pre-filled form letter. This thing is ridiculous. I don't know if we stand a chance to stop it, but I'll do what I can.

Stop ACTA & TPP: Tell your country's officials: NEVER use secretive trade agreements to meddle with the Internet. Our freedoms depend on it!

I urge you to vote no on ACTA and to communicate its severe problems to your colleagues. ACTA's vague language locks us into obsolete copyright and patent laws, preventing democracies from updating their laws to unlock new economic and social opportunities.It criminalizes harmless remixes by ordinary users if they achieve 'a commercial scale' (art 2.14.1) which many amateur videos do on sites like Youtube. And it criminalizes legitimate websites by making them responsible for user behavior ('aiding and abetting' art 2.14.4).Worse, it permanently bypasses the democratic process by empowering the 'ACTA Committee' to 'propose amendments to [ACTA]' without your approval. (art 6.4) In other words, it's impossible to know what you're voting for.The global movement against the US law SOPA showed that internet freedom is a crucial issue which belongs in the legislative process of each country. You should view ACTA as an attempt by a handful of companies to circumvent the democratic process, and you should vote against it.Thank you. Please reply if you have any questions.

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Stop ACTA / TPP

February 10, 2012 - Copyright Abuse