ACTA, ¿what is ACTA?

[Alecs]

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a proposed plurilateral agreement for the purpose of establishing international standards on intellectual property rights enforcement. It would establish an international legal framework for countries to join voluntarily, and would create a governing body outside international institutions such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) or the United Nations. Negotiating countries have described it as a response "to the increase in global trade of counterfeit goods and pirated copyright protected works." The scope of ACTA includes counterfeit goods, generic medicines and copyright infringement on the Internet. Groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) oppose ACTA, stating that civil society groups and developing countries were excluded from discussion during ACTA's development in an example of policy laundering. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement

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It's worse than SOPA and PIPA.

 

[1PKRyan]

All just getting on the band wagon now ain't they..

 

[mapadale]

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a proposed plurilateral agreement for the purpose of establishing international standards on intellectual property rights enforcement. It would establish an international legal framework for countries to join voluntarily, and would create a governing body outside international institutions such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) or the United Nations. Negotiating countries have described it as a response "to the increase in global trade of counterfeit goods and pirated copyright protected works." The scope of ACTA includes counterfeit goods, generic medicines and copyright infringement on the Internet. Groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) oppose ACTA, stating that civil society groups and developing countries were excluded from discussion during ACTA's development in an example of policy laundering. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement

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It's worse than SOPA and PIPA.

Its not worse at all, infact its far from worse. However as with PIPA & SOPA, it won't work in the long term, as many countrys including our own don't like "International" laws.

 

[Alecs]

Polish parliament members wearing Anonymous mask to protest against ACTA.