Yeah that's right, there's another bill out there which will threaten basically any country in the world if they choose to sign it. The main problem is that a lot of people think that now SOPA/PIPA is out of the way, we've won. Well, that's not the case as ACTA threatens us from within the shadows. Spread the word! Here's a bit more information...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAkpsRLESWk
And of course, keep an eye on the
ACTA subreddit.
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It looks like it's going to get through the EU. It's too late to do anything about it now. I'm always a little blase on these laws because they're completely unenforcable, I see them as a display of stupidity more than a threat.
The only way we're going to stop this sort of thing from happening is if we (the other side) take proactive steps and pressure politicians to listen to the other side. This means lobbies.
The idea that we can somehow just oppose everything and win is a niave one, we need to set our own agenda and fight back with legislation.
"Don't touch our internet" is destined to fail because it puts us on the defence and the attack is infinite. In essence we need politicians to regulate to non-regulation of the internet.
You should Join:
The EFF. http://www.eff.org and your local pirate party (arr!)
We can call it...Outernet
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/15/senators-try-again-for-cybersecurity-bill-absent-kill-switch/#ixzz1mdGh5Mk4
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111201/07501916943/government-representatives-using-cybersecurity-terrorism-as-excuses-to-further-trample-bill-rights.shtml