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Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Why ACTA is bad, mmkay.

ACTA would require that existing ISPs no longer host free software that can access copyrighted media, and DRM-protected media would not be legally playable with free or open source software.

…an advisory committee of … Motion Picture Association of America, and Recording Industry Association of America.

…creation of an "ACTA committee" to make amendments, for which public or judicial review are not required. Industry representatives may have "consultatory input" to amendments

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement

My friends, we& just been screwed by Corporate America and Our Government once again.

Why ACTA is bad, mmkay.

ACTA would require that existing ISPs no longer host free software that can access copyrighted media, and DRM-protected media would not be legally playable with free or open source software.

…an advisory committee of … Motion Picture Association of America, and Recording Industry Association of America.

…creation of an "ACTA committee" to make amendments, for which public or judicial review are not required. Industry representatives may have "consultatory input" to amendments

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement

My friends, we've just been screwed by Corporate America and Our Government once again.

#oppression #corruption #governmentAnti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Legal framework. ACTA would ostensibly establish a new international legal framework that countries can join on a voluntary basis and would create its own governing body outside existing international…

EU Signs Controversial ACTA Agreement | TorrentFreak

EU Signs Controversial ACTA Agreement | TorrentFreak
The European Union has officially signed the controversial “anti-piracy” trade agreement ACTA. It hereby follows in the footsteps of Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Morocco, New Zealand, Singap…

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

UK signs ACTA as activists urge resistance | Networking | ZDNet UK
Twenty-two EU countries have signed the anti-counterfeiting treaty, but their signatures will be worthless if the European Parliament does not back

Fetal Position is Resistance?

Fetal Position is Resistance?

UC Davis Protestors Pepper Sprayed

UC Davis Protestors Pepper Sprayed

More And More People Speak Up Against SOPA | Techdirt

More And More People Speak Up Against SOPA | Techdirt
With the hearings this morning (more on that later), there were also more statements publicly made against SOPA this morning. Two key ones are, unfortunately, behind Politico's paywall, so I can't lin…

The right to assembly is being crushed; the Internet is on the verge of censorship

The right to assembly is being crushed; the Internet is on the verge of censorship; the legislative body of the most powerful nation in human history is about to declare pizza a vegetable. We are no l…
Edit: Congress HAS declared pizza a vegetable.

Pepper sprayed in the face by the police at #OccupySeattle

Pepper sprayed in the face by the police at #OccupySeattle

84-Year-Old Woman Becomes the Pepper-Sprayed Face of Occupy Seattle

84-Year-Old Woman Becomes the Pepper-Sprayed Face of Occupy Seattle
Seattle photographer Joshua Trujillo captured what may become the defining image of this week of Occupy unrest — an elderly woman being led away from the mayhem, her face covered with pepper spray. 

Congress Pushes Back On Healthier School Lunches

Congress Pushes Back On Healthier School Lunches : NPR
Congress pushes back on healthier school lunches