The G8 Summit began today in Tokyo, Japan. Among the topics expected to be discussed is the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) treaty proposal drafted in secret primarily by the office of the US Trade Representative and legislators from Californiia. Not surprisingly, the California lawmakers are well known for supporting just about any legislation that increases the ... [ read the full article ]
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Originally posted by susieqbbb: And this is suppose to help how???
Most police especially around here in seattle washington sit on there fat butt's eating donuts and don't investigate jack.
My freind had a warrent out for his arrest and the cops let him go 17 times before hauling him in.
so how does investigations by police help anything.
What there saying is if your caught Trading Copyrighted material, they can use a any means necessary to bring you in, Tear Gas Door breaches Tazers, unnecessary use of violence, not only that it prevents the consumer from counter suing the RIAA or MPAA's watchdog systems, when you investigate somebody IP address, its like stealing somebody's mail. It's an illegal System that the RIAA uses to Find people sharing if this bill is passed it would no longer be illegal to use. and we would no longer be able to counter sue.
and the United States as power hungry as it is right now, this bill will be passed,
So use the IP of others. Become as criminal as the organisations you decide to oppose.
They cannot pass worldwide laws which overturn individual sovereign states citizens rights and charters. Your local laws always have precidence over any outside imposed ruling by a junta.
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They tried to get something like this going in the US last Sept and was blown out of the water. I guess that is why this one is secret. Maybe the US scum will be more bold this time. The elections will be over.
I wrote lots of politicians as different people.
I made the point. Most pirates are students with ipods. If the parents have to kill the internet due to fear that they might go to jail or at least punished for something their kids did their education would suffer. This kind of law hurts the country just to put a few dollars in the very greedy media compaines pockets. I don't need a puppit representing me!
You need to write your official if this ever comes to head.
