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Post by Fang of the Dead on Jan 26, 2012 21:11:53 GMT -5
That's actually more the US extending its own copyright tentacles outside its domain. And yeah, the bad thing is it could be added to without democratic process, but the Aussie site says right here: "ACTA does not focus on private, non-commercial activities of individuals, nor will it result in the monitoring of individuals or intrude in their private sphere." That's another thing it does better than SOPA and PIPA. I think, ironically, ACTA can be summed up as the Pirate's Code of Copyright law: more like guidelines than anything. After all, the law and constitution of one country > treaties like this.
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Post by Huntress on Jan 27, 2012 9:59:36 GMT -5
Waitwait, aren't US copyright laws notably weaker than EU copyright laws? At least when it comes to private use, not sure what the differences between commercial use are. But our commerical copyright laws are notoriously and ridiculously strict, and just as strictly enforced.
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Jan 27, 2012 11:47:23 GMT -5
Yes, I believe they are weaker in private use. Commercial use? They're a fair bit stronger.
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Post by Clocky: Activity is a Thing on Jan 30, 2012 20:36:56 GMT -5
OK, I think the Mayans may have actually been predicting the potential death of everything on the Internet, not on Earth.
Granted, to some people, life = Internet, so they were actually still spot on. Huh. Clever Mayans.
Also lol SOPA/PIPA/ACTA/PAPI/MAMA/DADA/LADY/GAGA, y u trying to make millions of people from the generations known for going postal and supporting revolutions against tyranny so mad?
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Jan 31, 2012 18:37:13 GMT -5
Again: SOPA and PIPA are pretty much dead: and ACTA (and it's little brother, TPP) are pretty much the US ironsiding its own copyright policies on other countries.
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Post by Clocky: Activity is a Thing on Jan 31, 2012 21:59:02 GMT -5
Again: SOPA and PIPA are pretty much dead: and ACTA (and it's little brother, TPP) are pretty much the US ironsiding its own copyright policies on other countries. Granted, they got so close to just sneaking through that it's more than a little unsettling. If it weren't for the backlash being as aggressive as it was, I'm not sure Congress would have listened. Granted, the second SOPA or PIPA passed, Anonymous would have royally wrecked, like, 4/5 of the government's Web sites, which everyone became aware they could do when, you know, they got close to actually doing it. (+1 internets for Anonymous, potentially literally.)
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Feb 21, 2012 19:27:18 GMT -5
UPDATE ON PCIPA: It is scheduled for a debate in September, and Lamar isn't intent on trying to get it through. Also, it does NOT enable the searching of user's personal info without a warrant. The "protection against penalties for ISP's refers to ISPs being protected from lawsuits if hackers steal someone's personal info from their databases, and - get this - most ISPs already store people's personal info, including their IRL address, credit cards, and stuff already for 90 days or more. The browsing history part, however, is new, and not a good thing.
All PCIPA does is (theoretically) make it easier to track down predators while (actually) making it easier for a different kind of predator - identity thieves - to do what they want. It's bad, all right, but it's not Big Brother.
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Post by Stal on Feb 22, 2012 12:46:20 GMT -5
ACTA ratification has been suspended by the EU. For now, anyway, while an EU court reviews it.
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Feb 22, 2012 18:12:25 GMT -5
ACTA's dying and was blown out of proportion; SOPA and PIPA are basically dead; PCIPA was blown out of proportion and seems to be dead on arrival like a similar ball Lamar proposed, and would basically have the same effect on the internet as similar data retention laws in the EU and UK if it somehow manages to pass... The internet has woken up, and it's not going to sleep any time soon.
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Feb 25, 2012 20:52:52 GMT -5
UPDATE: While HR 1981/PCIPA's prospects don't look too good, let's ensure it goes down in flames - Sign this petition.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2012 8:58:24 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2012 10:36:27 GMT -5
Yikes! What, now I can't listen to Ar Tonelico songs on Youtube without the government knocking on my door?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2012 10:47:19 GMT -5
Yikes! What, now I can't listen to Ar Tonelico songs on Youtube without the government knocking on my door? It's not about watching stuff on Youtube. They're concerned more about those who are downloading--or, worse yet, those who are uploading stuff, since they're the root of it. xD Hm. Maybe I should kick this torrenting habit before the gummint comes for me.
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Post by Fang of the Dead on Mar 18, 2012 11:03:50 GMT -5
The gummint isn't gonna come for you, Nat. The ISPs are. Don't worry, they won't sever your connection, but they'll throttle your bandwidth. What's gonna happen is that ISPs and the RIAA/MPAA have agreed to set up a third party outside of the government to montiro torrent sites - basically, these'll send out the IP addresses of people who torrent, and ISPs will notify them. The government isn't involved in this at all, actually, beyond aiding in the planning stages (And, knowing Obama, negotiating against a third strike network severance.). Kinda makes me glad I've never torrented anything in my life.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2012 11:16:05 GMT -5
Nah, I know. I was joking.
Aw, man. ;_;
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