Internet Emergency!!!!! Stop ACTA!!!!!

Heart's Soul said:
... So, this is America-only? If so, then good. It'll take it a long time to ratify here.

But, really, Zeta Dimentio had a good point.
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No, it's an international trade agreement with a number of countries involved.
 
Oh. :surprised: Look at that, Canada's on the list.
 
OMG IM GONNA BE ARRESTED FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!! IM ONLY 14 WTF??

No but seriously what the acta is doing is illegal and wrong. I HAVE A SHOTGUN UNDER MY BED U ACTA FOOLS GET NEAR ME NOW!!. I dont think this will be approved and even if it was people will find ways around it like other persons have said. I singed the petition. Also isnt it just as easy just to disconnect your internet when your done downloading something OR BETTER YET GET A COPY OF IP HIDER BEFORE ITS ILLEGAL!!! I think this is gonna be history its not gonna be approved and its completely illegal they cant just knock my door down go to my room and take me and my babies now cant they?? Piracy is not the same as stealing i dnt think it should be even be considered the same thing. I wont allow this, and if this was approved i will get a flight and go rage on obama lol.
 
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I read the post with the big red letters (that's how I remember them :D) and I see what they mean by piracy. But... it shall never be stopped... taking away non-existent value...

Although, I hate piracy against me when I could get 10$ for the product I'm offering that I made.
 
Whew.. that haven't signed it yet....But.... Can it still be stopped at this stage, or is the only option left to us the unthinkable "Stand by and let them sign it" stage? This is frightening... We better do something NOW or they'll sign it under our noses and then...
 
Zeta Dimentio said:
What's next? A bill to ban libraries? "Y-you could have BOUGHT that book! And you're reading it for free!" They're the exact same thing, you know. Except one is seen as 'good' and one is seen as 'bad'. Yes, Piracy is bad, but this attempt at stopping it is even worse.
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This was actually the subject of a long discussion with my dad.

Though I have a hard time remembering the full conversation, it can be boiled down to (IIRC):

1. Books have always been around. They're untouchable, and have been grandfathered into (Out of?) many of these laws.

2. The Internet has only existed in a widespread form for a few decades, well after the establishment of capitalism. In other words, 2+2=4.

And... after that, it got into a circular argument about "Artists should receive profits, but corporations eat most of it up."

Bah.
 
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