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World gets ready for ACTA protests
PROTESTERS ACROSS EUROPE and the US are getting ready to take to the streets in protest against the overbearing Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
ACTA does what no one in their right mind wants, it hands over the policing of copyright infringement to rights holders and threatens to censor web sites and cripple internet freedom.
Protests will be held across Europe on Saturday and in a cluster of locations in the US. The protests have the vocal support of the Pirate Party, and it will back protests in words and in physical attendance.
Protests will be held in Glasgow, London and Nottingham, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Belfast and Dublin, as well as in major cities across Europe.
"I hope to see many of my fellow citizens out next Saturday to demand that free speech and privacy online be eroded no further, and to let the political establishment know that they cannot simply bypass democracy like this without people noticing," said Pirate Party Scotland spokesperson Finlay Archibald.
Protest web site KillACTA is publishing a live map of protests that lets people check where and when they are happening.
"ACTA will let rightsholders use laughably inflated claims of damages (based on the disproven idea that every download or stream is a lost sale) to sue people. As if suing amazing artists, video makers and websites for millions wasn't hard enough!" warns internet rights group La Quadrature du Net.
"Trade agreements are a gaping loophole, a backdoor track that, even though it creates new law, is miles removed from democracy." µ
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I think they should just impose a 20% tax on our gross income and give that to the MPAA/RIAA. It would just make life so much easier.
Please take a look at we are doing to say NO to ACTA!
We have to come together if we are going to stop Europe from saying yes.
http://thegreattranslationchain.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/chain-57-what-is-acta-watch-the-horror-unfold/
Thanks to all who have contributed!
Black March Boycott protest ACTA, do NOT buy Movies, Music or Video Games for the month of March. Get the attention the entertainment industry by having them watch their profit margin drop.
google Black March, Operation Black March, Black March Protest and Black March Boycott. starts 3-1-2012 spread the word……
Some people would like everyone to think that. In reality they do, case in point is Germany not signing ACTA.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/92920/
It is enough for Good Men to do nothing for Evil Men to prosper.
I have to disagree with the poster who said protests are useless.
Mubarak fell in Egypt and so did Ghadaffi in Syria.
Those regimes were on of the worst in the world yet they fell because people took action against the evil perpetrated against them.
People power worked in the Philippines to oust Marcos.
This is just a simple Trade treaty which should never have passed.
Again the Good people of the world should rise up and take control of their destiny again or the Evil people will do so.
Please sign this global petition against ACTA
http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_save_the_internet/?tta
Thats mostly in the US where the Corps have most of the power.
Protests are pointless. Governments don't care, they don't work for people, they work for companies and super wealthy. Portesting will only get you physicialy abused and killed. Just look at the last 2 years. Unless you have the backing of a forgien military no protest will work.