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ACTA killed: MEPs destroy treaty in final vote
by Teri- Oregon
ACTA has received a knockout blow from the European Parliament as the majority of MEPs voted in favor of rejecting the controversial trade agreement, which critics say would protect copyright at the expense of freedom of speech on the Internet. MEPs v...
European Parliament overwhelmingly votes against ACTA 478 to 39. FREEDOM!
by Sodahead Founders are Fascists
The European Parliament overwhelmingly defeated an international anti-piracy trade agreement on Wednesday after concern that it would limit Internet freedom sparked street protests in cities across Europe. The vote - 39 in favour, 478 against, wit...
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How dangerous are they really? Did you also go to the demonstrations?5 votes2012/02/24 16:01:19
Sadly it's becoming more plausible with Megaupload being taken down and Filesonic stopping its sharing services. Plus, remember prohibition in the 1920s?1 vote2012/01/30 18:04:39
Polish government want sign ACTA.Whole Poland demonstration like here: <SPAN></SPAN> <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpJ6Zxzy-L0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpJ6...0 opinions2012/01/26 16:10:22
Is this an acronym game? It never ends: " H.R. 3523 , a piece of legislation dubbed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (or CISPA for short), has been created under the guise of being a necessary impleme...53 opinions2012/04/05 13:11:17
Mexico's ambassador in Japan has signed the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, despite the country's Senate having previously voted against participation in the treaty. The agreement still has to be ratifi...0 opinions2012/07/13 01:39:46
Fifty leading U.S. legal scholars cast fresh doubt on the constitutionality of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in an open letter to the Senate Finance Committee today. ( Press Release ). At issue is wheth...4 opinions2012/05/19 15:30:52
SOPA and PIPA are stalled (or dead) in the halls of the U.S. Congress. Yet, there may be a bigger, perhaps more dangerous threat to Internet freedoms on the way, called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA. At ...4 votes2012/02/13 22:36:10
Remember all the 'hacktivism' over SOPA and PIPA ? Remember all the self-righteous internet criminals that like to wear Halloween outfits and stolen content so they rose up in outrage against passing laws in compliance...47 votes2012/02/06 15:06:42
Polish government want sign ACTA.Whole Poland demonstration like here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpJ6Zxzy-L0 . What do u think about ACTA? Do you approve us? Poland said no ACTA Demonstrations in whole country0 opinions2012/01/26 16:08:18
ACTA is worse than SOPA, here’s what you need to know J. D. Heyes Natural News January 29, 2012 As a warrior for Internet freedom, you helped defeat the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA by supporting Web black out...1 opinion2012/01/29 16:47:14
ACTA. It is yet to be voted on in Europe. But, do we really want it? And the better question, do you want it? Text taken from http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_save_the_internet_spread/?tta . That is also the link for the...5 votes2012/02/12 13:43:22
This is interesting. Kader Arif, the “rapporteur” for ACTA, has quit that role in disgust over the process behind getting the EU to sign onto ACTA. A rapporteur is a person “appointed by a deliberative body to investig...2 opinions2012/01/30 17:41:46
Today, the European Union and 22 member states signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ( ACTA ), Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. They have now joined the US and seven other nations that sign...1 opinion2012/01/28 10:19:31
Aren't all Treaties required to be voted on and passed by the Senate before a President can sign them? Thought so! Too much info to post it all here; plenty more at link. In another example of how little Barack Obama care...188 opinions2012/01/27 22:18:00
Sign the Richard O'Dwyer Petition HERE; http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-extradition-fair-uk-... See More Evidence of how CNET / CBS caused the Phenomenon of Piracy with the Help of So-Branded Partners such as AOL...52 opinions2012/01/21 08:39:51