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BigNig
Level 43: Monk
Posts: 20006Timestamp: Wed Jul 09, 08 7:21 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement
For those of you who are in the dark, it's an international law that was discussed about being potentially passed at the G8 summit, and basically, it would allow the government to search your laptop, iPod, any electronic device and confiscate it if "deemed necessary" if there's anything that infringes copyrights, and it also gives the government the power to monitor your internet and have your ISP give them their logs.
I've seen two terms thrown around in regards to this:
"The PATRIOT Act, only applied to everyone"
"Big Brother become real"
And I agree with both. I think it's beyond unfair that we have to surrender our rights because the rich fucktards at the RIAA and MPAA want to stay rich.
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Biotic
Level 33: Guitar Hero
Posts: 7775Timestamp: Wed Jul 09, 08 7:28 PM
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BigNig
Level 43: Monk
Posts: 20006Timestamp: Wed Jul 09, 08 7:30 PM
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Nobody knows if it's been signed into law or not yet.
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so64
Level 38: Crackdown
Posts: 11933Timestamp: Wed Jul 09, 08 7:46 PM
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So 1984 is coming to life before our own eyes....
Well, it was nice having freedom while it lasted. And considering that I have downloaded a lot of pirated stuff and books of dubious nature, there is a good chance that if they look at my notebook, I'll be locked up for fifty years.
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BigNig
Level 43: Monk
Posts: 20006Timestamp: Wed Jul 09, 08 8:01 PM
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Odds are, majority of us would be locked up for quite a while if this passed.
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Jumpin' Jack Flash
Level 25: Twin Snakes
Posts: 3312Timestamp: Wed Jul 09, 08 9:15 PM
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The Man
Level 24: Sore Fingers
Posts: 2647Timestamp: Wed Jul 09, 08 10:02 PM
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Super_Sonic
Level 31: Sheng Long
Posts: 6403Timestamp: Wed Jul 09, 08 10:13 PM
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Losing rights everyday... :x I'll never be able to download a rom again. 
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turtleman
Level 40: Nobunaga's Ambition
Posts: 14455Timestamp: Wed Jul 09, 08 10:17 PM
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This'll never pass....
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Criticism
Many civil rights groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation oppose ACTA, calling for more public spotlight on the proposed treaty.[11] A British study found that iPods owned by persons 14-24 today contain an average of more than 840 tracks downloaded on file-sharing networks, nearly fifty percent of all music possessed by this segment. The same study also found that 95% of individuals falling under this category have copied music in some way.[12] Thus, some critics argue that the ACTA directly incriminates the ordinary consumer activity[13] and constitutes a genocide against modern technological culture.[14][15] |
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2cool2spy
Level 30: Knee Breaking Evil
Posts: 5713Timestamp: Sun Jul 13, 08 1:41 PM
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