Signal-boosting: Stop ACTA, the global sequel to SOPA/PIPA
Originally posted by electricdruid:
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:
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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 April 15, 2011, as finalized by the participating countries, here: ACTA finalized text
- Follow the history of the treaty's formation here: ACTA history
- Read letters from U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden in which he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Wyden's first letter | Wyden's second letter
- Read the Obama administration's response to Wyden's first letter here: Obama administration's response
- Watch a short informative video on ACTA: Informative ACTA video
- Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy ACTA video
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