Q&A: Youtube, online movies, music, torrents? Not any more. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA?
Question by Annabelle McKinley: Youtube, online movies, music, torrents? Not any more. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA?
Being negotiated by the United States, the European Commission, and many other civilized countries. If passed in July at the 34th G8 summit, you could be randomly searched without a warrant for illegal files; mp3s, movies, images, whatever it is, wherever it is, including your mp3 player, laptop, or phone. Since it is an sole executive agreement, it is not subject to judicial or legislative approval initially, and will remain in force as long as the judiciary or legislature doesn’t make laws specifically prohibiting the agreement. Proxies (anonymizers) will no longer be allowed. All online privacy tools will be taken away. There will be a crackdown on copyrighted material, and the penalties will be great. A great many torrents will be illegal. There will apparently be a database detailing internet users’ browsing habits, subjecting them to electronic searches at airports, borders, or anytime they feel like it. This is a violation of your rights.
Be aware of this.
It will take effect “before the end of 2008”. A broad international organization will be created to manage the treaty and enforce its rules. This is being done mainly because of campaign contributions by the music and entertainment industries to politicians. There isn’t much hope of it not passing; the Office of the United States Trade Representative is one of the main proponents of it, and they get to choose whether to approve it or not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeit_Trade_Agreement
Something must be done about this.
Best answer:
Answer by makaveli9898
WOW
I use torrenting all day all night. I have everything illegeal. music, Apps, movies, etc. People will take a stand to this, hopefully I strong company.
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