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ACTA, the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, is an international treaty--being drafted mainly in secret--in order to stifle internet anonymity and freedom. In the name of combating | ACTA, the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, is an international treaty--being drafted mainly in secret--in order to stifle internet anonymity and freedom. In the name of combating piracy, they are trading liberty for some security; they are seeking for increased surveillance and more strict copyright laws in order to protect the vast profits of those industries that rely on intellectual property | ||
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* IPS will be fined if their customer had illegally downloaded copyrighted media, This will force ISP to monitor users | * IPS will be fined if their customer had illegally downloaded copyrighted media, This will force ISP to monitor users | ||
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Following months of small Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement leaks, the [http://www.laquadrature.net/files/201001_acta.pdf full consolidated ACTA text]has now been posted online. The consolidated text provides a clear indication of how the negotiations have altered earlier proposals as well as the first look at several other ACTA elements. For example, last spring it was revealed that several countries had proposed including a de minimus provision to counter fears that the border measures chapter would lead to iPod searching border guards. The leak shows there are four proposals on the table. | Following months of small Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement leaks, the [http://www.laquadrature.net/files/201001_acta.pdf full consolidated ACTA text]has now been posted online. The consolidated text provides a clear indication of how the negotiations have altered earlier proposals as well as the first look at several other ACTA elements. For example, last spring it was revealed that several countries had proposed including a de minimus provision to counter fears that the border measures chapter would lead to iPod searching border guards. The leak shows there are four proposals on the table. | ||
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IntroductionACTA, the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, is an international treaty--being drafted mainly in secret--in order to stifle internet anonymity and freedom. In the name of combating piracy, they are trading liberty for some security; they are seeking for increased surveillance and more strict copyright laws in order to protect the vast profits of those industries that rely on intellectual property
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How it can affect you
Full ACTA textFollowing months of small Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement leaks, the full consolidated ACTA texthas now been posted online. The consolidated text provides a clear indication of how the negotiations have altered earlier proposals as well as the first look at several other ACTA elements. For example, last spring it was revealed that several countries had proposed including a de minimus provision to counter fears that the border measures chapter would lead to iPod searching border guards. The leak shows there are four proposals on the table.
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Who is doing it?This assault on your liberties has many perpetrators, all of whom must be dealt with accordingly. They are listed in brief below.
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Who is on our side?On the bright side, there are those who stand on the side of internet freedom, net neutrality, and fair, reasonable copyright laws -- and, consequentially, they are none too fond of ACTA.
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What can I do?There are some things you can do to help. Here are those things, plus information you may need to know. What to do right now?At any given time, there should be an operation that is paramount in importance. While all the time it would be a good idea to spam infographics about ACTA, links to this page, etc, current raids will be listed below
Bypass CensorshipSoftwareSoftware projects geared towards circumventing censorship. Websites
OperationsFighting against ACTA encompasses an incredibly broad variety of targets. To simplify, various individual operations are being formulated with specific goals. These are located below.
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