So what is ACTA – a new US dictatorship or paranoia?
ACTA. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) (rus. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is a proposed multilateral trade agreement that would establish strict worldwide enforcement of copyright on the Internet and in the marketplace for information, information technology and information technology-enabled goods. This agreement is being discussed by governments around the world.
If it is accepted, an association will be created (not only in the USA but also in Europe, Canada, Japan, Morocco, Australia, Mexico City, South Korea, Singapore, etc.d (Obviously, Russia and the CIS will also get a portion), aimed against copyright violations (anything – be it a 2-3 megabyte program downloaded from a pirated site, everything will be considered “counterfeit”)
The system is a complex hierarchical system for monitoring copyright compliance in countries around the world. The proposed agreement will allow customs officers to inspect (at the same time, connections to the hard drives of a laptop or computer – special equipment are observed) laptops, MP3 players and cell phones for storage of files related to violation of copyright law. It is also obvious that new requirements are being introduced for Internet providers, including the disclosure of confidential information related to user activities.
European Parliament rapporteur on https://cupcake-bingo-casino.co.uk/bonus/ ACTA resigns
The European Parliament’s rapporteur on ACTA, Kader Arif, resigned from his post on 26 January 2011 and condemned the treaty "in the strongest possible terms" realizing his intention to "send a clear signal and alert public opinion to this unacceptable situation" and refusing to "take part in this masquerade".
Public demonstrations in Poland
Polish Social Networking Sites Demotywatory.pl, Joe Monster.org, Kwejk.pl, AntyWeb.pl and Wykop.pl announced that they are staging protests similar to the SOPA and PIPA Protests (18 January 2012) against Poland’s intention to sign ACTA. On January 26, 2012, after Poland signed ACTA, a number of Polish government websites (including those of the President, Sejm, Ministry of Culture, and Prime Minister’s Office) were unavailable as a result of DDOS attacks aimed at them. On January 24, more than a thousand people protested in front of the European Parliament Office in Warsaw; On January 25, at least 15,000 demonstrators protested in Krakow, 5,000 in Wroclaw, and in other cities around the country. A January 27 poll by Millward Brown SMG/KRC found that 64% of Poles opposed the agreement, 60% believed the treaty would fail to achieve its main goal, and 50% believed it would reduce basic civil liberties. On January 27, there were tens of thousands of protesters across the country.
Polish parliament
On 26 January 2012, a group of Polish politicians expressed their disapproval of the treaty by wearing Guy Fawkes masks during parliamentary proceedings. Images of the event quickly spread online. Poland’s opposition right-wing Law and Justice party subsequently called for a referendum on ACTA. On February 3, 2012, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the suspension of the ratification process of the anti-piracy law, which caused mass protests among the country’s Internet users. According to the prime minister, the law can still come into force, but this should happen only after a public discussion in which both copyright holders and ordinary Internet users should take part.
Slovenia
Jelena Drnovšek-Zorko, the Slovenian ambassador to Japan, issued a statement on January 31, 2011 and expressed deep remorse for signing the agreement. “I signed ACTA out of civic carelessness because I didn’t pay enough attention. Simply put, I did not clearly understand that I was tasked with signing an agreement that, according to my own civic beliefs, limited and constrained the freedom to participate in the largest and most significant network in human history, and therefore limited, in particular, the future of our children,” she said. The Slovenian group Anonymous declared itself the opposition against the signing of the agreement.
Worldwide demonstration of solidarity against ACTA 11 February 2012
Access, an organization opposed to the ACTA Bill, organized a global day of protest on 11 February 2012 to show the European Parliament that ACTA should not be ratified. On February 11, 2012, protests took place in more than 200 European cities and countries.
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