Under ACTA, airport officials would be allowed to search your MP3 player for pirated content
Just going to add this comment by one of the users, because it has some useful links.
Comment by Laurel L. R.
You lamented that there is “no one organized group devoted solely to stopping the ACTA”. Which is why they are trying to keep A.C.T.A. secret. Worse, since A.C.T.A. is supposedly for the good of the media industry is it any wonder that mainstream media is NOT covering it?
(To my mind, that is an excellent example of why we can no longer trust mainstream news to inform the public without fear or favor. )
I’ve put a vanilla xhtml text version of the Consolidated A.C.T.A. document on my personal website: http://russwurm.org/bulletin/shine/ along with links to the original PDF and a pretty formatted text version. Get a copy of the version you like. Pass it on.
Normally this is the kind of thing that I would put in my StopUBB blog, but since that’s on WordPress it could be subjected to a DMCA takedown. Since ACTA is not yet a reality, and my personal site is not in the US it is safe from DMCA interference. I would counsel caution to American Internet Freedom Fighters before risking takedowns.
Most countries of the world now have a version of Pirate Party so that’s one place you can find info. Search #ACTA on Twitter or Identi.ca pr Facebook and you’ll be able to connect with others to share information with. And there is an excellent European ACTA fighting organization:http://www.laquadrature.net/ And of course, keep following boingboing. [Thanks Cory.]
Fighting ACTA has turned into a global grassroots movement. The more leaks the better. Everybody needs to tell everybody they know about A.C.T.A. because the media won’t. And complain to your government. Loudly. Often.
(Source: dragonsigma)
