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WORLD WAR WEB ADVISORY #2: WE MUST STOP ACTA (THE ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT)
From iNewp.com...
What is ACTA?
ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada.
Why should you care about ACTA?
Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting "Internet distribution and information technology."
What is the goal of ACTA?
Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries' law enforcement agencies.
Essential ACTA Resources
Read more about ACTA here:
https://www.eff.org/issues/acta
Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here:
http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/fo/a...
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Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA:
http://wyden.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=12a5b1cb-ccb8-4e14-bb...
http://infojustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Wyden-01052012.pdf
Read the Administration's Response to Wyden's First Letter here:
http://infojustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Kirk-12072011.pdf
Watch a short informative video on ACTA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=citzRjwk-sQ
Watch a lulzy video on ACTA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-NmUklcbDc
Reuters: ACTA signed in Tokyo:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/01/us-japan-trade-counterfeiting-...
United States ACTA:
http://www.ustr.gov/acta
European Union Trade Commission ACTA:
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/creating-opportunities/trade-topics/intellectu...
Australian Government ACTA:
http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/acta/index.html
Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic:
http://www.cippic.ca/acta/
ACTA Undermines Access to Medicines:
http://acta.ffii.org/?p=131
Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.
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